Immediate start of negotiations dedicated to the ceasefire in UkraineIt lasted almost three hours. call between Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin. The White House says it was agreed that the conflict “must end with a lasting peace“. Immediately, therefore, a 30 day truce in the Russian attacks on Kiev power plants and infrastructure. Also underway are "technical negotiations on the implementation of a ceasefire in the Black Sea, a complete truce and permanent peace". The Kremlin has announced a exchange of prisoners. The Russia calls for halt to arms shipments. “Under the leadership of Putin and Trump the world is safer,” says the Russian president’s envoy for cooperation Dmitriev. However, Kiev does not trust: “Russia must accept the ceasefire without conditions.” Meanwhile, in draft of the final declaration of the EU summit it reads: “Peace only with guarantees of security to defeat future aggressions against Kiev”.
Trump-Putin, here's what they said to each other
Russian President Putin asked his US counterpart Trump to ““completely suspend” Western military aid and sharing intelligence information with Ukraine. The Kremlin said in a statement: “It was stressed that the key condition for preventing an escalation of the conflict and working on its resolution through political and diplomatic means must be a complete cessation of foreign military assistance and the Providing information in Kiev“, the Russian presidency said in a statement after the phone call between the two leaders.
The Kremlin has announced that Putin has accepted a 30-day mutual pause in attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, proposed by Trump during a phone call, and ordered its implementation “immediately.” Putin “reacted positively” to the US president’s initiative and “immediately issued a corresponding order to the Russian military,” the Russian presidency said in a statement.
Russia and Ukraine, moreover, tomorrow 175 prisoners of war will be exchanged, as announced by Putin during the telephone conversation with Trump. “Putin said that on March 19, the Russian and Ukrainian sides will exchange prisoners – 175 people for 175,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
The White House added that in their telephone conversation today the two presidents agreed on the need for the conflict to end "with the establishment of a lasting peace“. Information about the conversation was also spread on social networks by press secretary of the American presidency, Karoline Leavitt.
Trump-Putin: Limit Iran's Nuclear Power
Trump and Putin discussed, according to the White House note, “more broadly than Middle East as a region with potential for cooperation for prevent future conflicts“. Trump and Putin, the US statement continues, “also addressed the need to halt the proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with other actors to ensure that this measure is applied as widely as possible. The two leaders shared the vision that theIran should never be in a position to destroy Israel".
Trump-Putin, Russian Ruble Strengthens
Meanwhile, the Russian ruble strengthened above 82 per dollar, its highest since May 2023, as markets positioned themselves for the possibility of a ceasefire with Ukraine and the possible removal of some U.S. sanctions.
