The Prime Minister, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have called on Russia to 'stop obstructing efforts' to secure a peace deal ahead of their trip to the Ukrainian capital.It comes after US President Donald Trump called for "ideally" a 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, and warned that if any pause in the fighting is not respected 'the US and its partners will impose further sanctions'.

The Prime Minister, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have called on Russia to 'stop obstructing efforts' to secure a peace deal ahead of their trip to the Ukrainian capital.It comes after US President Donald Trump called for "ideally" a 30-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, and warned that if any pause in the fighting is not respected 'the US and its partners will impose further sanctions'.