Moscow’s demands are slowing the process and giving it the advantage in talks with a deal-hungry United States, experts said.

Kyiv and Moscow agreed in principle on Wednesday to a limited ceasefire but American negotiators are working to hammer out the details.

Discussions between U.S. and Russian delegations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine are underway Monday in Saudi Arabia, according to media reports.

After three days of intense negotiations, the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire in which the key details, including what was covered and how it will start, were disputed by the warring sides.

When the U.S. said it had reached an agreement to eliminate the use of force in the Black Sea, it looked like a breakthrough. Then Russia listed its conditions.