The US and Russia are expected to release a joint statement at about 08:00 GMT following Ukraine peace talks in Riyadh on Monday
Top of the agenda was reportedly the revival of a 2022 grain deal allowing Kyiv to export across the Black Sea – in return, Moscow is said to be seeking relief from Western sanctions
A White House source tells Reuters news agency on Monday the talks are going "extremely well" and "a positive announcement" is expected "in the near future"
A Russian official who is part of the negotiation team describes the talks as "useful", state-run news agency Tass reports
While the talks were ongoing, Russia launched a missile strike targeting north-eastern Ukraine in which dozens were injured
Ukrainian and US delegations will meet today in Saudi Arabia for talks, Ukraine's national broadcaster Suspilne reports
Edited by Emily Atkinson
Frank Gardner
Security correspondent, reporting from Riyadh
The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh where the talks are taking place
This has been an intense round of talks and negotiations here in Riyadh as the US delegation strives to achieve at least a partial ceasefire in this war.
The US team spent 12 hours yesterday closeted with the Russian team inside a luxury hotel.
Their talks focussed on reaching a ceasefire in the Black Sea where Ukraine’s missiles and underwater drones have severely damaged Russia’s navy.
Moscow is reportedly keen to revive a Black Sea grain deal that allows both countries, Russia and Ukraine, to export produce by sea, without being attacked.
Other topics, discussed in talks between the US and Ukrainian delegations, include naming certain energy plants to be off-limits for attack.
If even a partial ceasefire can be reached for these limited goals then these Riyadh talks will constitute progress.
Negotiations between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia were "useful", Russian media cites a Kremlin negotiator as saying.
Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, who took part in the talks in Riyadh, tells Russia's state-owned news agency Tass: "[We] discussed everything, and the dialogue was detailed and complex but quite useful for us and for the Americans."
He adds: "We discussed numerous issues."
Ben Hatton
Live reporter
The US and Russia are expected to release a joint statement today, the BBC's US partner, CBS News, reports.
Delegations from the US, Ukraine and Russia have been holding talks at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Saudi Arabia for the past two days.
Washington is attempting to broker a ceasefire, and despite the negotiations being carried out in the same hotel, the Ukrainian and Russian delegations are not meeting one another.
The US team spent Monday locked in talks with the Russian delegation – top of the agenda was reportedly the revival of a 2022 deal allowing ships to freely navigate in the Black Sea.
The two are expected to release a statement at around 08:00 GMT.
Meanwhile, in DC yesterday, Trump told reporters he expects a deal giving US firms access to Ukrainian critical minerals will be signed "very soon".
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