'Ball is in the Russian court' regarding Ukraine ceasefire, says NATO's Rutte

NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends a press conference, on the day of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Source: REUTERS

The ball regarding a Ukraine ceasefire is in the Russian court, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Friday after meeting with NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.

Several European ministers asked for a deadline to be set for Moscow to answer to the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire, but Rutte declined to say if he was in favour of that proposal.

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