<p>Ukraine and its allies are ready for a &ldquo;full, unconditional ceasefire&rdquo; with Russia for at least 30 days starting Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Saturday.</p>
<p>His remarks came as the leaders of four major European countries visited Kyiv to push for Moscow to agree to a truce and launch peace talks on ending the nearly three-year war.</p>
<p>They followed what Sybiha said was a &ldquo;constructive&rdquo; phone call between them, US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. Saturday also marked the last day of a unilateral three-day ceasefire declared by Russia that Ukraine says the Kremlin&rsquo;s forces have repeatedly violated.</p>
<p>The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom arrived together at the train station in Kyiv, and met Zelensky shortly after to join a ceremony at Kyiv&rsquo;s Independence Square marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We reiterate our backing for President Trump&rsquo;s calls for a peace deal and call on Russia to stop obstructing efforts to secure an enduring peace,&rdquo; the leaders said in a joint statement.</p>
<p>Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to an agreement to end the war. While Zelensky agreed to the plan, Russia has not signed on yet.</p>
<p>Instead, it has kept up attacks along the roughly 1600-kilometre front line, including deadly strikes on residential areas with no obvious military targets.</p>
<p>On Saturday morning, local officials in Ukraine&rsquo;s northern Sumy region said Russian shelling over the past day killed three residents and wounded four more.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, French President Emmanuel Macron said: &ldquo;What&rsquo;s happening with Poland, Germany and Great Britain is a historic moment for European defence and toward a greater independence for our security. Obviously, for Ukraine and all of us. It&rsquo;s a new era. It&rsquo;s a Europe that sees itself as a power.&rdquo;</p>
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Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to an agreement to end the war. While Zelensky agreed to the plan, Russia has not signed on yet

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