European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today supported a proposal for an "unconditional 30-day ceasefire" in Ukraine, which is being jointly advocated by the US and four European leaders during their visit to Kiev today.
The ceasefire "must be implemented without preconditions to pave the way for peace talks," Ursula von der Leyen wrote on the social network X.
She also threatened Russia with new sanctions if it rejects the proposal.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said earlier today that the ball is now in Russian President Vladimir Putin's court.
Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kiev by train this morning to express support for Ukraine with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The visit is a symbolic response to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, held yesterday in Moscow's Red Square, with the participation of Vladimir Putin and about twenty foreign leaders.
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