WRAP: Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes, Ukraine signals support

Record ID: 1984211

  • Title: WRAP: Putin agrees to 30-day halt on energy facility strikes, Ukraine signals support
  • Date: 18th March 2025
  • Summary: The Council on Foreign Relations' Liana Fix said it was "unusual" for world leaders to engage so early on in a negotiation process. "There doesn't seem to be enough preparation on just the logistical and technical level to agree on anything," she said. (9737-UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA-REAX) ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English)
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  • Keywords: Moscow Putin Russia Trump US Ukraine ceasefire
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
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  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA007984318032025RP1
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  • Story Text: U.S. officials are due to meet negotiators from Russia in Saudi Arabia on Monday (March 24) to discuss the details of a proposed 30-day ceasefire on strikes on energy infrastructure, as well as a longer-term peace deal.
    Preceding the Russia meeting, Ukrainian and the U.S. delegations had discussed on Sunday (March 23) proposals to protect energy facilities and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's defense minister said.
    U.S. President Donald Trump spoke last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to push his effort to end the three-year war in Ukraine.
    (Production: Thomas Holdstock)
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