This post was originally published on France24
French President Emmanuel Macron Saturday said Ukraine was ready for an “unconditional ceasefire” following a meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome. Macron’s comments came after President Vladimir Putin indicated that Russia was ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”. Read our liveblog to see how all the day’s events unfolded.