Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate Moscow’s position on a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine himself, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told Channel One.

"It is up to the president to formulate our official position," he pointed out, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11. Their joint statement says that Ukraine is ready to accept a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and sign a minerals deal with Washignton, while the US will immediately lift the pause in providing intelligence and resume assistance to Kyiv.