On Monday, Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt said they were on the on “10th yard line” of a deal with Russia.
But today, despite warm words from both sides, Russian President Putin ultimately did not agree to a full ceasefire after a 90-minute phone call with President Trump.
After last week’s talks in Saudi Arabia, where Ukraine agreed to a US-backed ceasefire, top US diplomat Marco Rubio said the ball was in Russia’s court.
And today, Putin outlined Russia’s conditions for agreeing to a full ceasefire – a key condition is an end to foreign military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.
One thing that Zelensky and Putin did agree to support is a temporary energy truce – but Zelensky says he still needs more details.
Credit: bbc.com