Trump, Putin agree on partial Ukraine ceasefire. Kyiv wants details

Kyiv says Putin ‘effectively’ rejected a complete ceasefire by launching drone attacks just hours after Trump and the Russian president held a two-hour phone call

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have agreed with US President Donald Trump about a “huge upside” if Russian-American relations were to improve. Photo: Kremlin via AP

Robert DelaneyandKhushboo Razdanin Washington

Published: 1:28am, 19 Mar 2025Updated: 8:26am, 19 Mar 2025

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed to a partial ceasefire in the Ukraine war during a phone call, stating that a “full ceasefire and permanent peace” would begin with a focus on “energy and infrastructure”, according to the White House.

Slated to start immediately in the Middle East, further talks will include “technical negotiations on the implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea”, a White House read-out said.

The announcement did not specify where the negotiations would take place.

However, Kyiv demanded further details in response and accused Moscow of launching more than 40 drones late on Tuesday, contending that Putin had “effectively” rejected a complete ceasefire.

“Unfortunately, there have been hits, specifically on civilian infrastructure,” Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky said on X.

Earlier in the day, Trump posted on social media that his conversation with Putin had been “very good and productive”.

“We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote.