Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Ukrainian officials for the first time since the Oval Office blow-up between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Ukraine agreeing to the ceasefire after the peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and further affirmed hope that Russia will also agree to it.Stating that soldiers of both Russia and Ukraine are being killed in this "horrible war",

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,

The US president said an American team would hold talks with Russian officials on a possible ceasefire with Ukraine. Meanwhile, European defense ministers are gathering in Paris to discuss the war. DW has more.

Ukraine has expressed readiness for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, a significant move welcomed by Donald Trump. With hopes for peace high, the world watches to see if President Putin will reciprocate.

The Kremlin has not yet set a date for a phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Putin's advisor, Yuri Ushakov, informed. He added that he does not expect such a conversation to take place on Thursday.