Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agree on partial arms rest

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a US proposal to set all attacks on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine for 30 days if Kiev does this too. The Kremlin announced that after a phone call Putin with US President Donald Trump. However, according to the statements of both government, Trump and Putin could not agree on a general ceasefire in the Ukraine War. According to the White House, negotiations should start immediately in the Middle East.

According to the White House, Trump and Putin agreed that “the way to peace” had to begin with the energy infrastructure. Negotiations on a ceasefire in the Black Sea are also planned, which should ultimately lead to a complete attitude of the fighting.

According to Kremlin, Putin gave his military the command to stop the attacks on Ukrainian energy systems. However, there was no information on when this should apply. There was no reaction from Ukraine. The Kremlin chief announced that Russia and Ukraine wanted to exchange 175 prisoners of war on Wednesday. In addition, Moscow, as a gesture, releases 23 seriously injured Ukrainian soldiers home. So far, the White House has not commented on this aspect.

The US President has declared the goal of ending the Russian attack war in Ukraine. A few days ago, high-ranking representatives of the Trump government met with representatives from Kiev in Saudi Arabia.

The Ukraine agreed to the US proposal of an initially 30-day fire break in the war with Russia-if Moscow also committed itself to it. Putin had initially stated that Russia was fundamentally ready to end the fighting – as suggested by the USA. However, he emphasized that conditions should first be fulfilled.

Before the phone call, Trump had sent his special sent Steve Witkoff to Moscow, where he exchanged several hours with the Kremlin chief – among other things about the proposal of a ceasefire. One question about Putin’s demands-including the surrender of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Russian area of ​​Kursk, the international recognition of the areas annexed by Russia as well as a stop of Western military aids and a ban on foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine-wich Witkoff after his visit to Moscow. He did not reveal the details of the content.

Putin had ordered the war against the neighboring country more than three years ago to force Ukraine back into the Russian sphere of influence. Ukraine defends itself against the invasion with western help, but it recently got on the defensive on several front sections.

Putin met the demand for a general ceasefire with his well -known arguments: it is unclear how such a break should be monitored and secured. It is also essential that the West no longer delivered any further weapons and intelligence information information to Kiev.

The Kremlin also announced that the safety of shipping on the Black Sea should also be guaranteed. Shortly after the start of the war, both sides had already agreed to set up a corridor to secure grain deliveries from Ukraine. This agreement was later no longer extended by Russia.

Trump and Putin’s conversation was the second between the American’s return to the White House on January 20. Most recently, the two had phoned on February 12th.

Trump has made intensive contact with Russia again since he took office after, between Washington and Moscow under Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden, a few radio silence had been stilling.

Biden had tried to isolate the Russians internationally three years ago after their marching in Ukraine and to put on their knees with far -reaching sanctions and punitive measures to end the war. Trump, on the other hand, had already sought proximity to Putin during his first term (2017 to 2021).

Note: This article has been updated several times.