Kyiv has called on Moscow to respond to the proposed ceasefire - the Kremlin says it is waiting to be briefed by the US.

The vast majority of Ukrainians want the freedom they have, want to be independent of Russia, and not to be living under Putin's dictatorship.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is ready for a ceasefire as proposed by the United States. The president, however, demanded guarantees that Ukraine will not mobilise or train troops,