Trump and Putin Agree to Limited Ceasefire on Energy and Infrastructure Targets in Ukraine War
President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin have agreed to an immediate pause in strikes against energy and infrastructure targets in the Ukraine war, but Putin stopped short of backing a 30-day cease fire plan.
The nearly three hour phone call comes after Ukrainian officials agreed last week to the White House's proposal during talks in Saudi Arabia led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The President shared details about the call on TruthSocial.
"My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia was a very good and productive one. We agreed 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. This War would have never started if I were President! Many elements of a Contract for Peace were discussed, including the fact that thousands of soldiers are being killed, and both President Putin and President Zelenskyy would like to see it end. That process is now in full force and effect, and we will, hopefully, for the sake of Humanity, get the job done!"
The president previously told reporters on Air Force One that the conversation likely will include the division of assets – including land and power plants.
It's a bad situation in Russia, and it's a bad situation in Ukraine," Trump told reporters on Monday. "What's happening in Ukraine is not good, but we're going to see if we can work a peace agreement, a ceasefire and peace. And I think we'll be able to do it."
In a White House briefing Monday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed concerns that the Ukrainians are being left out.
"The president and his entire national security team have been engaged directly with President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian team, and that has been part of the discussion between the president's team and the Ukrainians. as for where those lines will be drawn or any specifics, I am not going to get into that from this podium," she explained.
The White House described the call as the first step in a “movement to peace.”
"The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace," the White House said in a readout. "These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East."
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