Trump-Putin Agree to Stop Attacks on Infrastructure, Energy

WASHINGTON DC, WEDNESDAY - Russia and the United States have agreed to halt Russian attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure and energy. The agreement emerged during a phone conversation between the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and his counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday (18/3/2025) Washington time or Wednesday (19/3/2025) Jakarta time.

According to Trump, his conversation with Putin went very well and was productive. Trump stated that they discussed many elements related to a peace agreement for Ukraine.

"We have agreed to immediately implement a ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure targets, with the understanding that we will work swiftly to establish a Complete ceasefire and, ultimately, END the very horrific war between Russia and Ukraine," said Trump through the Truth Social platform.

On the other hand, this progress seems less assured as the two leaders have yet to finalize a full ceasefire agreement. So far, Putin has not confirmed that Russia agrees to the 30-day full ceasefire proposal put forward by Washington.

The Kremlin only stated that Putin agreed to halt attacks on Ukraine's energy targets for 30 days. Regarding this matter, Putin has issued orders to his troops. The Kremlin claims that Ukraine has also agreed to a ceasefire on energy targets. However, so far, Kyiv has not provided any comments on the Kremlin's statement.

On the other hand, the White House stated that discussions regarding a broader ceasefire are set to take place in the Middle East in the near future. However, the Kremlin demanded that the primary condition for peace is the cessation of Western military and intelligence support to Ukraine.

After Trump and Putin's talks, so far there has been no comment from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. What the public knows is that before the talks were held, Kyiv accepted the US proposal to stop fighting for 30 days. In relation to this, Kyiv asked Moscow to also take a similar stance and accept an unconditional ceasefire.

"It's time for Russia to show whether it really wants peace," said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga.