Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said he backed the 30-day truce on energy infrastructure after more than three years of grinding war, while accusing Putin of still seeking to “weaken” his country.
Trump hailed the call as “good and productive” and insisted he had an “understanding” with Putin to quickly work towards a complete ceasefire and a wider settlement to the three-year-old war.
Russia said Putin had already ordered his military to pause strikes against Ukrainian energy targets for 30 days.
Zelensky seeks 'details'
The Kremlin statement insisted that the “key condition” for peace would be a “complete cessation” of Western military and intelligence support to Ukraine’s embattled military.
The only other concrete results from the talks were that Russia and Ukraine will exchange 175 prisoners each on Wednesday -- and for plans to organize ice hockey matches between US and Russian players.
In Kyiv, Zelensky said Ukraine was favorable to an energy truce but needed more “details” from Washington first.
The Ukrainian leader -- who accepted a full ceasefire at talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia last week -- also lashed out at Russia for its reluctance to reach a deal.
Zelensky also said that Ukrainian troops would continue fighting in Russia’s Kursk region “as long as we need,“ following days of major Russian advances in the area that Kyiv partially seized last year.
Russia said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces attempted a ground assault on the Belgorod region earlier but were pushed back, casting it as an attempt to undermine the Trump talks.
He stunned the world in February when he announced a surprise call with Putin and the start of talks with Russia to end the conflict, sparking fears among allies that he was pivoting too far towards Moscow.
Before the call he spoke about “dividing” Ukraine’s “assets” including land and power plants.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed after the Kremlin statement that they would keep sending military aid to Ukraine.
As the talks were under way, soldiers on Ukraine's frontline also remained doubtful.
“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 injured in combat.
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