The White House has received "some pretty good news" regarding its attempts to secure a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed during a speech at the Justice Department (DOJ) on March 14.

Russia struck a sedate tone on Friday but acknowledged grounds for cautious optimism, after only backing the "idea" of a U.S. brokered 30-day ceasefire with firm caveats.

The US has reached a ceasefire agreement with the Ukrainian side. Work with Russia is currently underway, according to a statement from US President Donald Trump. According to Trump, work with the Russian side is currently progressing "well.

Former Obama Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave President Donald Trump credit for negotiating a potential agreement between Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.

The United States is negotiating with Russia for a temporary ceasefire with Ukraine and has already received "some very good responses", stated US President Donald Trump at the US Department of Justice.

President Donald Trump appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops he said were in a “very bad and vulnerable position” and avoid what he said would be a massacre unlike anything since World War II.

According to Reuters, the Kremlin chief has sent a proposal concerning the war in Ukraine to the American President Donald Trump. It's a ceasefire. According to some media, Vladimir Putin has sent a message to Donald Trump regarding his ceasefire proposal in Ukraine.