Trump and Putin speak by phoneUkraine has agreed to US-proposed 30-day truceUS sought Putin’s commitment to ceasefire proposal
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to temporarily stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that President Donald Trump hoped would be the first step toward a permanent peace deal.
Ukraine said it would support the scaled-back agreement, which would require both countries to hold off on firing on each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days. Experts said Putin avoided making significant concessions in…