Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Tuesday to adhere to one 30-day cease-fire About the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, but he did not extend the temporary ceasefire to the active front lines or civilian population.
“The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia published in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people,” said the White House in a release after the call of about 90 minutes between Putin and President Donald Trump. “The leaders agreed that the movement towards peace will start with an energy and infrastructure with cease -fire, as well as technical negotiations on the implementation of a cease -the fire in the Black Sea, completely ceases -the fire and permanent peace.”
Reports prior to the call suggested that Trump intended Putin to push To agree with an unconditional cease -the fire, because he refused to deal with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy until he makes it clear that he wants to “make peace.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting on Monday 13 May 2024 with members of the Security Council via video conference in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (Aleksey Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool -Photo)
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After the call, Trump posted Truth Social That, “my phone call today with President Putin van Russia was a very good and productive one. We have agreed with an immediate cease -the fire in all energy and infrastructure, with the concept that we will quickly work to have a complete cessation -and ultimately ending this very terrible war after the Russia and Ukraine,” said, “said,” “That process is now fully in strength and effect, and hopefully, because of humanity, we will do the job!”
While Ukraine agreed last week to immediately start a cease -the fires at the Russian agreement, Zenskyy again expressed skepticism on Monday evening about whether Putin was interested in ending the war.
“Now, almost a week later, it is clear to everyone in the world – even for those who refused to recognize the truth in the past three years – that it is Putin who continues To drag this war away, “he said during this Monday evening address.
Likewise, a Ukrainian legislator, who wanted to remain anonymous, pointed out on Tuesday, an agreement to stop the energy infrastructure of Ukraine two days before the first day of the spring was not necessarily a sign that Putin is interested in peace.
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“For 30 days, it is stuck-fire on energy infrastructure when the winter is over, really? That’s it?” The legislator told Fox News Digital and emphasized Russia’s three -year winter strategy to focus on the Ukraine energy sector.
The Zenskyyy office did not immediately respond to the questions of FOX News Digital, and both NATO and EU officials immediately stopped on the conversations of the day.
“The Russian readout is a typical diplomatic conversation of the Kremlin, with a lot of lint in it.” However, the most important point is the “mutual refusal of the parties for the conflict” to hit these facilities.
“I do not rule out the possibility that Russia can violate this commitment and claims that Ukrainians did that first,” she added. “But on the surface it looks positive.”
December 10: Emergency services work to save citizens who were trapped under the rubble of a destroyed building after the Russian attack on Zaporizhia, Ukraine on December 10, 2024. Provisional reports indicate that four people were killed and twenty injured, including a five -year -old girl. The attack destroyed a business center and damaged a private clinic and high -rise buildings. A nearby educational institution was also affected. (Photo by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Adverttration / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Putin apparently also agreed to a 175-prisioner swap with Ukraine, and 23 “seriously injured” Ukrainian soldiers who are currently being treated in Russian hospitals, will be returned to Ukraine in a “gesture of goodwill”, said the reading of the Kremlin after the call.
The Russian leader also said that after the “attraction of Trump to save the lives” of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kursk region, he “led by humanitarian considerations” and makes their surrender possible and “decent treatment to the soldiers”, which is an existing international law by the United Powering Change of Change of the Case of the Case of the Case of the Case of the Case of the Case.
