US President Donald Trump said Ukraine should “immediately” agree to Vladimir Putin’s offer to hold “direct” peace talks in Turkey this week, seeming to shatter a European effort to force the Russian president to agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine by Monday.

Putin invited Kyiv to take part in "serious negotiations" aimed at "moving towards a lasting, strong peace" while speaking from the Kremlin on Sunday. He did not respond to the urge from the U.K. and European leaders to agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine starting on Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump wrote that Ukraine should immediately agree to talks to end the war with Russia, which are to take place in Turkey. U.S. President Donald Trump stated that while Russian President Vladimir Putin is not seeking a formal ceasefire with Ukraine,