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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer and Shaun Walker in Kyiv and David Smith in Washington

Vladimir Putin agrees to 30-day halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Putin again pushed back against Trump’s much sought-after plan for an immediate 30-day total ceasefire. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/Maxim Shemetov/AFP/Getty Images

Vladimir Putin has agreed to a limited ceasefire that would stop Russia targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure after a high-stakes phone call with Donald Trump.

But the Russian leader declined to commit to a 30-day full ceasefire, a plan pitched by Trump that Ukraine agreed to last week, denting the US president’s hope of bringing a quick end to hostilities. The Kremlin said Putin demanded that the west halt all military aid to Kyiv before it could implement such a plan.

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