Trump, Putin agree 'energy and infrastructure ceasefire' in Ukraine

I don't believe Putin at all, not a single word. He only understands force,

said Lev Sholoudko, 32.

What we have now, in effect, is a competition or rivalry between Kyiv and Moscow to persuade Trump that it's the other side that is responsible for preventing Trump from achieving his goal of ending the war,

Gould-Davies said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

It is these types of nighttime attacks by Russia that destroy our energy sector, our infrastructure, and the normal life of Ukrainians,

Zelenskyy said

Seth Jonesdefenseman

There’s a huge difference between rhetorically saying that one can solve a crisis and doing it,

Seth Jones says

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

Unfortunately, we see that for now there is no reciprocity on the part of the Kyiv regime,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

There are only two ways to respond to the proposal of the president of the United States: it's a yes or a no — no buts, no conditions,

Stubb said

You can't trust Putin at all because Russia has repeatedly shown that it does not adhere to any agreements,

Sholudko said

Putin is attempting to hold the temporary ceasefire proposal hostage in order to extract preemptive concessions ahead of formal negotiations to end the war,

the ISW said in an analysis of readouts from the calls

[This ... This] is why you're seeing them come to the table in just eight weeks to try to hash out a deal to bring about peace,

said Fields

These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East,

said the statement, noting the two leaders agreed

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Even last night, after Putin's conversation with ... Trump, when Putin said that he was allegedly giving orders to stop strikes on Ukrainian energy, there were 150 drones launched overnight, including on energy facilities,

Zelenskyy said at a news conference in Helsinki with Finnish President Alexander Stubb

Many elements of a Final Agreement have been agreed to, but much remains."

Ahead of the phone talk, Trump said

Andriy Yermakchief of staff

Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure and people – right now,

Andriy Yermak, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, said overnight on Telegram

It is absolutely clear that we are talking about yet another provocation deliberately concocted by the Kyiv regime, aimed at derailing the peace initiatives of the U.S. president,

the ministry said

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,

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform

How can you trust people who attack you and kill civilians, including children

said Oleksandr, 35, who has returned to military training in the Donetsk region after being wounded in combat

They further discussed the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application,

the readout said

Mikhail Gorbachevsoviet leader

I can’t think of another period in my lifetime when diplomacy has been so upended in such a brief space of time,

he said, noting the closest example was in the 1980s when Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union

We need to be constantly armed, constantly on the alert, because we have been standing up for our country for three years, and we cannot just give up, or trust anyone,

Zilnova said, tearing up thinking about fallen soldiers

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

We will continue to support the Ukrainian army in its war of resistance,

French president Emmanuel Macron said, speaking alongside Germany’s Olaf Scholz