Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire as US prepares to lift military aid restrictions
by Andrew Roth in Washington, Shaun Walker in Kyiv an from World news | The Guardian on (#6VVT7)
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Ukraine said it was ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, as the US announced it would immediately lift its restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing after high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia.
Donald Trump said he now hoped Vladimir Putin would reciprocate. If the Russian president did, it would mark the first ceasefire in the more than three years since he launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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