French President Emmanuel Macron believes the US is open to ramping up sanctions against Russia after he urged Donald Trump last week to get tougher with Vladimir Putin, he said in a Paris Match interview released on Monday.

President Trump "wants to see a permanent ceasefire first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to ending Russia's war in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt told reporters that Trump was increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,