Moscow said it was pleased with a Trump administration proposal to rule out Ukraine joining NATO as a way to end the war but showed no urgency in reaching a deal.

The Kremlin said on Monday that the position of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine gave Moscow satisfaction, but declined to comment on Trump's hopes for a peace deal this week.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that reports from Washington suggesting that Ukraine will not join NATO are in line with Russia’s stance and that the Kremlin is pleased about this. Source: Russian news agency Interfax Quote from Peskov: "We have heard from Washington at various levels that NATO membership for Ukraine has been ruled

Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of deadly Russian air attacks as an Easter ceasefire ended and as the clock ticks for Kyiv to respond to a United States peace proposal this week.