President Putin told US counterpart Donald Trump in a phone call that the conflict in Ukraine could only be resolved if the West halts military and intelligence support for Ukraine.
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US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed to a 30-day “energy and infrastructure ceasefire” in the Ukraine war and that broader truce talks should begin immediately, the White House said.
“These negotiations will begin immediately in West Asia,” the White House said in a statement, also citing a “huge upside” for economic and geopolitical goals if Russia and the United States improve their relations.
Tuesday’s agreement would represent a genuine de-escalation in the three-year war if implemented. The Kremlin made no mention of Ukraine’s specific stance on the temporary halt in the targeting of energy infrastructure, but said Trump’s proposal had spoken of “a mutual refusal.”
The agreement fell short however of a wider agreement that the U.S. had sought, and which was accepted by Ukraine, for a blanket 30-day truce in the war.
“During the conversation, Donald Trump put forward a proposal for the parties to the conflict to mutually refrain from striking energy infrastructure facilities for 30 da