"Over the next two weeks, we will also provide an additional €900 million ($1 billion) for the purchase of weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, all financed by the excess proceeds of frozen Russian assets,

A ceasefire would allow Ukraine time to train new soldiers, said a Kremlin spokesman. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland yesterday agreed to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said.