After three days of intense negotiations, the Trump administration, Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire in which the key details, including what was covered and how it will start, were disputed by the warring sides.

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first.

The top US and Russian diplomats discussed Saturday the "next steps" to end the war in Ukraine, hours after Kyiv's allies agreed to exert pressure on Moscow. Despite recent tensions between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky,

President Trump said he believes Russia wants a close to its war with Ukraine, but Moscow “could be” dragging its feet on a deal to that end. “I don’t know. I mean, I’ll let you know at a certain point,