Putin Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire on Energy Targets Following Call With Trump

Zelenskyy responded, saying Ukraine would support a cease-fire on energy infrastructure.

(Left) U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 24, 2025; (Right) Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Feb. 23, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Alexander Kazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Following a phone call with President Donald Trump on March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a limited cease-fire, in which Russia and Ukraine would stop targeting each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days.

Trump and Putin started the conversation at around 10 a.m. ET, with the discussion lasting nearly 90 minutes.