India, March 25 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday welcomed US-brokered agreements towards Ukraine and Russia halting strikes in the Black Sea and on energy infrastructure, but criticised Washington for agreeing to ease restrictions on Russian exports.

An earlier White House statement on the issue did not clearly state when such a halt would come into effect, or which restrictions would be lifted, and initial statements from Kyiv and Moscow showed apparent disagreements.

The agreements were struck by US negotiators who met separately over three days in the Saudi capital Riyadh with delegations from Ukraine and Russia.

"These were the right meetings, the right decisions, the right steps. No one can accuse Ukraine of no...