Trump Lauds Ukraine Agreeing To US Ceasefire Proposal

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his first comments after his team and Ukrainian officials announced they’ve come to terms on a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Moscow and Kyiv.

The U.S. now needs to get the Kremlin to sign off.

“Now we have to go to Russia and ... hopefully President Putin, will agree to that also,” Trump said to reporters while on the White House driveway with Elon Musk and some of his Tesla vehicles.

“And we can get this show on the road," Trump said.

The president also said he's ready to speak directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin , but said it "takes two to tango."

He told reporters he hopes the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire proposal can be solidified “over the next few days.”

“I know we have a big meeting with Russia tomorrow, and some great conversations hopefully will ensue,” Trump added.

The comments came shortly after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement.

The administration's decision marked a sharp shift from only a week ago, when it imposed the measures to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces. The suspension of U.S. assistance came days after Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump argued about the war in a tense White House meeting.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led the U.S. delegation to the talks in Saudi Arabia, said Washington would present the ceasefire offer to the Kremlin, which has thus far opposed anything short of a permanent end to the conflict without accepting any concessions.