The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed Saturday to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said.
The proposal came after the four leaders, part of an alliance Britain and France call 鈥榯he coalition of the willing鈥�, met president Voloydmyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Russia has shown no signs of halting its three-year invasion of Ukraine, and rejected a similar proposal put forward by the United States and Kyiv in March.
Moscow warned earlier there could be no truce unless the West halted arms deliveries to Kyiv.
Russia now occupies about a fifth of Ukrainian territory鈥攊ncluding the Crimea peninsula, which it annexed in 2014 鈥� and intensified deadly attacks on the country this spring.
The US embassy in Kyiv warned on Friday that a 鈥榮ignificant air attack鈥� could hit Ukraine at some point within the next several days.
French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, British prime minister Keir Starmer and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk held talks with Zelensky earlier in the capital.
The five leaders later held a phone call with Trump, Ukraine鈥檚 foreign minister Andriy Sybiga said on X.
鈥楿kraine and all allies are ready for a full unconditional ceasefire on land, air, and at sea for at least 30 days starting already on Monday,鈥� he added.
On his way to Kyiv, Macron said that, once a 30-day ceasefire was in place, there could be 鈥榙irect talks between Ukraine and Russia鈥�.
Both Moscow and Kyiv have hinted they are open to negotiating with each other, but Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says this would only be possible once a ceasefire takes effect.
It is the first time the leaders of the four European nations have made a joint visit to Ukraine.
They were later seen embracing Zelensky and joined him in placing lanterns at a memorial for fallen soldiers in central Kyiv.
For Merz, who took office only this week, it was his first visit to Ukraine as chancellor.
Macron had not been to Kyiv since June 2022, when he went with the Italian and German leaders of the time.
The leaders said in a joint statement that they would ramp up pressure on Russia if it did not accept a ceasefire.
鈥楢longside the US, we call on Russia to agree a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire to create the space for talks on a just and lasting peace.鈥�
They warned: 鈥榃e will continue to increase our support for Ukraine. Until Russia agrees to an enduring ceasefire, we will ratchet up pressure on Russia鈥檚 war machine.鈥�
The leaders also said they would discuss the creation of a European force that could provide Ukraine with security after the war.
Russia has said it will not tolerate any Western military presence in Ukraine once the fighting ends and has warned the proposal could spark war between Moscow and NATO.
