Putin rejected that proposal Tuesday, according to the Kremlin’s readout of the call, but responded positively to Trump’s proposal of a more limited 30-day ceasefire on energy facilities on both sides of the conflict.
The Russian leader expressed various concerns about that proposal, according to the Kremlin’s readout.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said the two sides did agree “to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine.”
Russia said the idea for the specific ceasefire came from Trump. It’s unclear whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on board.
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has long been a focus of Russian aerial attacks. Ukraine’s ability to strike inside Russia has increased throughout the war, and Monday, Ukrainian drones attacked a fuel facility in Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast.
Putin also laid down some steep demands for broader peace talks, such as the “complete cessation of foreign military assistance and the provision of intelligence information to Kyiv,” according to Moscow’s readout.
However, neither readout mentioned any demands for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, something the Trump administration has suggested is inevitable in a peace deal.
The U.S. in its readout said negotiations on a broader ceasefire and peace deal would begin immediately in the Middle East.
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