Trump Has Call With Zelensky After Russia Ignores Deal

Axios reports:

President Trump spoke on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an effort to reach an agreement on a partial 30-day ceasefire with Russia, the White House said. The call took place one day after Trump spoke for more than two hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to convince him to agree to a full and immediate ceasefire with Ukraine that would last 30 days.

Putin didn’t accept Trump’s proposal and presented a list of preconditions for a full ceasefire, but the White House said the Russian president did agree to a 30-day halt of attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.  Zelensky said on Tuesday that he supports the U.S. proposal for stopping attacks on energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure. At the same time, he claimed that after Putin’s call with Trump the Russian military launched drone attacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.

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