Trump, Putin agree to Russia-Ukraine energy infrastructure ceasefire for 30 days

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6. From the BBC: analysis

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c3e4xzd8qq8t


Analysis
Gains and losses for both sides in this
published at 14:18
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Frank Gardner
Security correspondent reporting from Germany

A ‘frank’ exchange in a phone call is usually a diplomatic nicety for sharp differences of opinion, bordering on a row.

President Trump may well be privately disappointed that he has not been able to get his Russian counterpart to sign up to the comprehensive 30-day ceasefire deal - on land, sea and in the air - that his team thrashed out recently with the Ukrainians in Jeddah.

But the 30-day pause in attacks on energy infrastructure, as announced today, will still come as a relief to war weary Ukrainian civilians.

Militarily, that may not necessarily suit Ukraine. While its ground forces have been pulling back, both in Kursk and in parts of the frontline in Ukraine, its long-range drone attacks have been scoring a lot of direct hits on Russian oil installations. This in turn has had an impact on Russian military logistics, but will now have to pause.

Here in Germany President Putin was described today by the Defence Minister Boris Pistorius as ‘the greatest threat to European security. Speaking before the Trump-Putin phone call, he said Putin’s actions and reactions proved he had no interest in peace.
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