Washington DC/IBNS, March 12 -- US President Donald Trump has said he hopes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will agree to Ukraine's call for a ceasefire in the Moscow-Kyiv conflict and put an end to the "horrible war".

Trump's words come after Ukraine on Tuesday agreed to a US proposal for a 30-day general ceasefire with Russia, with the Washington in turn promising to lift restrictions on military aid and intelligence sharing, a joint statement by the two sides said.

Following talks in Saudi Arabia, the two sides agreed to conclude "as soon as possible" a deal on Ukrainian minerals, the statement said.

"Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended b...