Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin agrees to 30-day pause on attacking energy

Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin agrees to 30-day pause on attacking energy

After an hours-long phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, have emerged with an agreement to avoid bombing critical energy infrastructure in Ukraine for 30 days and boost their countries’ ties.

The deal, however, falls short of the “unconditional” 30-day ceasefire proposed by US and Ukrainian officials earlier this month.
Putin further called for the “complete cessation of foreign military aid” and no future rearmament of Ukrainian forces as a condition for peace.
Thousands of people in central
Ukraine are without electricity following a countrywide Russian attack involving more than 130 drones that damaged critical infrastructure.