THE United States resumed arms deliveries to Ukraine today, the day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid to Kiev in its war against Russia.

This followed Ukrainian officials signalling that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said today that it was important not to “get ahead” of the question of responding to the ceasefire proposal. 

He told reporters that Moscow was awaiting “detailed information” about the offer from Washington and suggested that Russia must receive clarification before it can take a position.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the 30-day ceasefire would allow the sides “to fully prepare a step-by-step plan for ending the war, including security guarantees for Ukraine.”

No details have emerged over how a truce along the roughly 600-mile front line would be monitored.

Arms deliveries to Ukraine have already resumed through a Polish logistics centre, the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Poland announced today. 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington would pursue “multiple points of contacts” with Russia to see if President Vladimir Putin was ready to negotiate an end to the war. He declined to give details.

“The ball is truly in their court,” said Mr Rubio, who expressed the hope that Russia would stop attacks on Ukraine within the next few days as a first step.

“We don’t think it’s constructive to stand here today and say what we’re going to do if Russia says no,” he said, adding that he wanted to avoid statements about Russia that “are abrasive in any way.”

US President Donald Trump wants to end the three-year war and has pressured Mr Zelensky to enter talks. 

The suspension of US assistance came days after an extraordinary televised row over the conflict between Mr Zelensky on one side and Mr Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance on the other during a meeting in the White House Oval Office at the end of February.