The U.S. State Department has besides stated that Ukraine has expressed its willingness to implement the proposal for an immediate 30-day truce - "Ukraine has expressed its willingness to accept the US proposal to introduce an immediate, temporary 30-day ceasefire that may be extended by common agreement of the parties and which is subject to acceptance and simultaneous implementation by the Russian Federation," stated the US and Ukraine in a joint message issued by the State Department. "The United States will tell Russia that reciprocity on the part of Russia is key to achieving peace" - [state CBS](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-ceasefire-russia-us-talks-saudi-arabia/).
