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
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy and infrastructure targets in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for.
The White House described it as the first step in a “movement to peace” it hopes…
