European leaders say Trump agreed to sanction Russia unless ceasefire agreed

Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy, Britain’s Prime Minister Starmer, French President Macron, German Chancellor Merz and Poland’s Prime Minister Tusk meet in Kyiv

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine and European leaders agreed on Saturday to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire from May 12 with the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump, threatening President Vladimir Putin with new “massive” sanctions if he failed to comply.

The announcement was made by the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine after a meeting in Kyiv, during which they held a phone call with Trump.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke and Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Christian Lowe)