Kremlin says Russia called off a drone attack on Ukraine after Putin-Trump call

Record ID: 1984392

  • Title: Kremlin says Russia called off a drone attack on Ukraine after Putin-Trump call
  • Date: 19th March 2025
  • Summary: PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 18, 2025) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AT LANDSBERG BENNETT PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, MICHAEL LANDSBERG, SAYING: "I think part of this market move here is a matter of people looking at their over position in some of the areas that there's some concerns with. Tariff uncertainty has not been a great thin
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  • Keywords: Kremlin Putin Russia Trump Ukraine
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA009001319032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The Kremlin said on Wednesday (March 19) that Russia had suspended its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure after a phone call between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and had shot down its own Ukraine-bound drones while they were in the air.
    Putin agreed in a call with Trump on Tuesday to temporarily stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities, but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire sought by the U.S. president.
    Ukraine has accused Russia of striking its energy infrastructure overnight anyway.
    Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia had called off a drone attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure targets and had shot down seven of its own drones.
    Peskov in turn accused Ukraine of not respecting the 30-day moratorium on striking each other's energy infrastructure and said it had tried to attack Russian energy infrastructure overnight.
    The Russian military earlier on Wednesday accused Ukraine of trying to sabotage the temporary moratorium on striking each other's energy infrastructure with a deliberate drone attack on an oil depot in southern Russia.
    Asked if Russia would abide by its promise to suspend strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Peskov suggested it would.
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