Trump did not give further details, but the White House later said that his special envoy Steve Witkoff was going to Moscow later this week.
“And if we do, I think that would be 80 percent of the way to getting this horrible bloodbath finished.”
The Kremlin said earlier Wednesday that it was still waiting for Washington to inform it about the details of the proposal.
“It’s up to Russia now,“ said Trump.
Trump meanwhile said he could slap Moscow with “devastating” sanctions if it did not sign up to a ceasefire, but added that “I hope that’s not going to be necessary.”
Trump’s reluctance to pressure Russia stands in stark contrast to his recent approach toward Ukraine.
Washington resumed assistance on Tuesday after Kyiv agreed to the ceasefire plan in Jeddah, along with a deal giving the US preferential access to Ukraine’s natural resources.
Vice President JD Vance added that there were “conversations that are happening on the phone and in person” between US and Russian officials in the next two days.
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz had also spoken to his Russian counterpart on Wednesday, she said.
“We are at the 10th yard line and the president expects the Russians to help us run this into the end zone,“ she added, referring to the final stages of scoring in American football.
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