President Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide said on Thursday a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States to pause the war in Ukraine would give Russia "nothing" while gifting Kyiv's forces a much-needed battlefield respite.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate Moscow’s position on a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine himself, said Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to the Russian leader. However, Ushakov did not provide details on when a possible address by Putin might take place.