French President Emmanuel Macron stated that sanctions will be imposed on Russia in the coming days if it does not comply with the ceasefire, La Repubblica informs. "We want to impose sanctions against Russia in the coming days,

The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was serious about trying to find peace at talks he has proposed in Turkey but his spokesman said he could say no more about the talks after Ukraine demanded the Kremlin chief attend.

The foreign ministers of the so-called Big Five—namely France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain—as well as the diplomatic leaders of the United Kingdom and the EU, in a joint statement on Monday, assessed that so far Russia has not shown a willingness to make progress on peace efforts in Ukraine.