Putin Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire on Ukraine’s Energy Targets Following Trump Call

Is Putin driving an unacceptable bargain? Ukraine will not mobilize soldiers, train soldiers, or receive foreign aid, including arms shipments. Ahead of a high-stakes phone call today with Donald Trump, this is apparently what Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding in exchange for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. As former Trump National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster suggested on Fox News, Putin is trying to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Ukraine — and between Ukraine and Europe — by making unacceptable demands. McMaster thinks Russia is more eager for a way out than it might appear, having sustained around 40% of its casualties in the past year. "In many ways," he says, "Putin is in the same position in 2025 that Iran was in a decade ago. ... And what Iran got Barack Obama to do [with that awful nuke deal] is pull them up off the mat."
 
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