The announcement was made by leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine after a meeting in Kyiv, and a phone call with President Trump.

European countries will start preparing new sanctions on Russia unless the Kremlin by the end of Monday starts abiding by a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Ukraine, Germany's government said. Ukraine

European countries will start preparing new sanctions on Russia unless the Kremlin starts abiding by a 30-day ceasefire by the end of Monday, Germany's government said. Ukraine's military said Russia had conducted dozens of attacks along the front in eastern Ukraine on Monday,

Germany has warned Russia that if it does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire by the end of the day, Berlin will begin working on new sanctions. "The clock is ticking," said government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius.