Russia struck a sedate tone on Friday but acknowledged grounds for cautious optimism, after only backing the "idea" of a U.S. brokered 30-day ceasefire with firm caveats.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to "sabotage" diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire. In a post on social media, he urged the US to put more pressure on the Russian president,

Former Obama Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave President Donald Trump credit for negotiating a potential agreement between Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine.

Trump calls on Russia to do ‘right thing’ after Putin agrees on need for ceasefire but has 'serious questions' on US proposals - Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky rejects Putin’s statement claiming

President Donald Trump appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops he said were in a “very bad and vulnerable position” and avoid what he said would be a massacre unlike anything since World War II.

According to Reuters, the Kremlin chief has sent a proposal concerning the war in Ukraine to the American President Donald Trump. It's a ceasefire. According to some media, Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Donald Trump regarding his ceasefire proposal in Ukraine.