Reuters: The United States rejected Putin's proposal to freeze the conflict in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a truce in Ukraine to stop the war was rejected by the United States following contacts between mediators, three Russian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters. Find out more about what conditions the Kremlin proposed and what reaction they caused in the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society's Board in St Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Michael Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Credit: Michael Klimentyev/AP