Russia rejected the United States-brokered ceasefire agreement for the war in Ukraine.

Yuri Ushakov, a high-level aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, dismissed the bid as a move to help Ukraine regroup while it’s on the back foot. Ukraine agreed to the 30-day ceasefire proposal developed during talks in Saudi Arabia. Ushakov told the news channel Russia-1 that he had already explained Moscow’s position to national security adviser Mike Waltz.