U.S. and Russia expected to make joint statement following talks focused on Black Sea ceasefire deal – CBS News

The U.S. and Russia are expected to release a joint statement Tuesday morning after discussions in Saudi Arabia aimed at achieving a Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal, CBS News reported citing sources familiar with the matter.

The statement is scheduled to be out at 4 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and 11 a.m. in Moscow, two of the sources told CBS News.

While the details of the statement were not immediately clear, reports shared with the Trump administration from the U.S. technical team in Riyadh seemed optimistic, the sources said. 

Ukrainian officials have also been briefed, one of the sources said.

A Russian negotiator told the state TASS news agency Tuesday that Moscow would continue "useful" talks with the U.S. over the Ukraine conflict and would seek to involve the U.N. and other nations, according to the French news agency AFP.