Kyiv has called on Moscow to respond to the proposed ceasefire, which it has agreed to, but the Kremlin says it will wait to be briefed by US officials.

With Ukraine signed up to US proposals for a 30-day ceasefire, the pressure is now on the Kremlin to decide whether it too will accept President Donald Trump’s plan to bring the Ukraine war to a halt,

In a video address to his citizens last night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave his full-throated endorsement to the U.S. proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire that would put the onus on Russia to show it is ready to bring the three-year war to a close.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hopes Russia will agree to a ceasefire plan drawn up by American and Ukrainian officials and that there will be a U.S. meeting with Russia later Tuesday or Wednesday.

Donald Trump will invite Volodymyr Zelensky back to the White House after America and Ukraine agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire deal that is contingent on Russia also accepting, according to reports.

Donald Trump will challenge Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire after securing Ukraine’s approval for his plan to bring about an end to the war.