Trump, Putin agree on ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in Ukraine during their 90-minute phone call, keeping negotiations open for a broader deal to end the conflict.

A White House readout described it as the first step in a "movement to peace" that it hopes will include a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea and eventually a full and lasting end to the fighting.

That agreement came "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," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post after his call with Putin.

According to the Kremlin, Putin agreed to pause strikes on Ukraine's energy targets for 30 days and that Putin had already given the order to his military. 

"Key condition for preventing the escalation of the conflict" is stated during the two leaders' talk, said the Kremlin readout, demanding a halt on all foreign military aid to Ukraine and suspension of Western intelligence sharing with Kyiv.

"The two leaders agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia has huge upside," the White House said. "This includes enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability when peace has been achieved."