The statement came hours after Ukraine announced it’s ready to enact a U.S.-brokered 30-day ‘interim ceasefire,’ provided Washington convinces Moscow to follow suit. The agreement was reached during the U.

U.S. and Russian officials are expected to meet in Moscow to discuss a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said Thursday that U.S. negotiators were on the way to Russia. That followed comments Wednesday from the White House saying special envoy Steve Witkoff would head to Moscow.

Officials from the United States and Ukraine are scheduled to meet this week in Saudi Arabia for high-level talks on ending the war with Russia.