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The countries have since resumed talks and Ukraine is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia, proposed by the US.

He also said that public institutions in the region were now able to resume their work, adding: "We are preparing for the return of normal life and working to reinforce security and stability."

Talks to prolong the fragile ceasefire, the first phase of which ended on 1 March, are expected to resume in Qatar on Monday.

Service resumed recently on the Metro bus line traveling from Santa Monica to Trancas Canyon Road, near the far western end of the city.

Many Gazans are waiting, with their bags packed, for war to resume.