Russian sources sceptical of US 30-day ceasefire idea for Ukraine

12/3/2025 17:02

Russian sources on Wednesday reacted warily to a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire supported by Kyiv, saying that any deal to end to the war in Ukraine would have to take into account the Russian advances and address Moscow's concerns.



Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left hundreds of thousands of dead and injured, displaced millions of people and triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.



U.S. President Donald Trump has reversed previous U.S. policy on Russia, opening up bilateral talks with Moscow and suspending military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, saying it must agree to terms to end the war.



The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing after Kyiv said it was ready to support a ceasefire proposal.



A senior Russian source told Reuters that President Vladimir Putin would find it difficult to agree to the ceasefire idea without hashing out terms and getting some sort of guarantees.