OSLO, May 9, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Norway's prime minister on Friday said a group of northern European nations and the UK supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

  "We need a ceasefire, an unconditional ceasefire, first, that needs to be monitored and respected before you can move into the negotiations on the big issues to reach a lasting peace," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force coalition, which comprises 10 countries.