Putin Seems To Reject 30-Day U.S. Ceasefire Plan Following Call With Trump
Earlier DU thread: Putin bombs energy plants hours after telling Trump he would halt attacks
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Source: HuffPost
Putin Seems To Reject 30-Day U.S. Ceasefire Plan Following Call With Trump
The Russian president agreed to a targeted "energy and infrastructure ceasefire," according to the White House.
By Marita Vlachou
Mar 18, 2025, 03:23 PM EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to turn down a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine following a call Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Kremlin, though, said it has agreed to stop targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days.
Russia’s statement appeared to echo a readout of the call shared by the White House which stated that the two “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.”
“These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East,” the White House added.
The targeted ceasefire referenced in the readout falls short of the truce proposal pushed by the U.S. last week, which Kyiv has already agreed to.
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