Trump says Putin's statement on Ukraine ceasefire 'promising' but 'not complete'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (March 13) reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments on Ukraine and US ceasefire proposals, saying they were “promising” but “not complete”.

Trump, during his meeting with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Oval Office, told reporters that he hoped Russia would do the right thing.

Putin “put out a very promising statement but it wasn’t complete,” Reuters quoted Trump as saying.

“Hopefully Russia will do the right thing,” the US leader added.

Here are more quotes from Trump’s address to the media at the Oval Office:

“We’re getting words that things are going okay in Russia, but that doesn’t mean anything until we hear what the final outcome is.”

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“But they have very serious discussions going on right now with President Putin and others, and hopefully they all want to end this nightmare.”

“So we hopefully are going to be in a good position sometime today to have a good idea.”

“We’ll have we know where we are with Ukraine, and we are getting good signals out of Russia as to where we are with Russia, and hopefully they’ll do the right thing.”

Trump also warned that it would be very “disappointing” for the world if Russia rejected the peace proposal.

“A lot of the details of a final agreement have actually been discussed. Now we’re going to see if Russia is there and, if not, it will be a very disappointing moment for the world,” Trump said.

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Putin ‘in favour’ of proposed ceasefire

Earlier, the Russian leader while talking to the press said he was technically “in favour” of the proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, but heavily caveated that with “nuances” and “serious issues”.

“We agree with proposals to cease hostilities, but on the basis that that cessation would lead to long-term peace and addresses the root causes of the crisis,” Putin told a press conference in Moscow with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.

The US has proposed a 30-day-long ceasefire which will end hostilities on the war front temporarily. The plan, backed by Kyiv, will include a truce on the sea, in the air and on land.

Putin said he would negotiate outstanding issues “with our American colleagues and partners,” suggesting “maybe a phone call with President Trump.”

(With inputs from agencies)