White House: Kremlin agreed to limit attacks on infrastructure in Ukraine! Improving Russia-US relations in the future

Russia has agreed to a limited ceasefire on energy and infrastructure in Ukraine as part of a US-led initiative to end the Russian occupation of Ukraine, the White House has confirmed.

In a statement released after Donald Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin, the White House said the two sides agreed to hold "technical negotiations" for a naval ceasefire and, further, a full ceasefire and permanent peace.

"These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East," the White House said.

Trump and Putin also "agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the US and Russia has great advantages," with "major economic agreements and geopolitical stability."

White House statement:

Today, President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. The two leaders agreed that this conflict must end with a lasting peace. They also emphasized the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia.

This conflict should never have started and should have ended long ago with sincere and good faith efforts for peace. The leaders agreed that the move towards peace would begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations to implement a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea, a complete ceasefire and permanent peace. These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East. The leaders spoke at length about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts.

They further discussed the need to stop the proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application. The two leaders shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel. The two leaders agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia has great advantages. This includes major economic deals and geopolitical stability when peace is achieved.