Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, a decision also accepted by Ukraine for corresponding Russian targets.
However, the Russian president did not agree to a broader, 30-day ceasefire that the United States and Ukraine had called for.
Putin clarified that the “main condition” for ending the war is the cessation of military aid and intelligence cooperation between the West and Ukraine.
The White House stated that the pause in attacks is a first step towards peace, but noted that it
Still, if both sides halt attacks on energy infrastructure, it would represent the first mutually agreed suspension of attacks in the three years of war.
Some government officials acknowledged that Putin wanted to appear as though he was participating in peace talks while continuing to pressure his advantage on the battlefield.
A ceasefire on energy targets would not only benefit Ukraine, which has been defending itself against repeated Russian attacks on its energy network for years, but also the Kremlin, as Ukraine has carried out extensive strikes on oil and gas facilities within Russia, threatening Moscow’s key source of state revenue.
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