The Russian leader agreed to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure but stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting.

Trump and Putin have concluded a more than hour-long call as the White House pushes its 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine aimed at ending war.

President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin took the first steps toward a permanent ceasefire with a preliminary agreement to 'an energy and infrastructure ceasefire.'

Donald Trump apparently left one big point out of the readout of his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated he was in favor of an 'energy and infrastructure ceasefire' with Russia but wants to hear more from President Donald Trump first. 

White House says the two countries plan to begin negotiations “immediately” in the Middle East on a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea.

March 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in a roughly 90-minute phone call late Tuesday morning that might lead to ending the war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin today laughed off a warning that he was leaving it late for his phone call to Donald Trump.

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After telephonic interaction with Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a 30-day halt on strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The two leader also agreed upon the fresh Ukraine peace talks starting immediately.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul worried that President Trump and his supporters will be making any potential ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine a Trump win.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for. The White House described it as the first step…

The White House announced that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that the war between Russia and Ukraine "needs to end with a lasting peace."

The March 18 phone call between Trump and Putin was aimed at cementing some sort of deal to halt the fighting in Ukraine, now in its fourth year. There was concrete agreement for Russia to stop hitting energy infrastructure. But not much else.

During the call, Putin called for the complete cessation of foreign military assistance and the provision of intelligence” to Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for over two hours during a phone call, discussing ways to end the ongoing war in Ukraine and ways to establish "lasting peace".

US President Donald Trump is set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. The conversation will address land division and power plants. Trump intends to proceed with tariff plans despite economic concerns. European allies remain wary of Trump's relationship with Putin and his stance on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Trump mentioned that discussions would involve addressing territorial control and power plants, indicating efforts to potentially divide up certain assets to bring the conflict to a resolution.