Putin agrees to pause Ukraine energy attacks during Trump call
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Jannat Jalil and in the early hours of Wednesday the 19th of March, these are our main stories. In a much anticipated phone call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine but agreed to halt Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Amid international outrage over Israeli strikes on Gaza that have reportedly killed more than 400 people, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says this is just the beginning. Two NASA astronauts who've been stranded in space for nine months have landed safely back on Earth. Also in this podcast, an Italian newspaper says it's become the first in the world to offer a daily edition produced by artificial intelligence.
Tuesday's inaugural edition provides a scathing look at President Trump and a selection of AI-generated letters from supposed readers.
It was a highly anticipated phone call.
We begin today at the White House for a high-stakes phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
What were the outcomes of the Trump-Putin call?
A White House advisor... We are following some breaking news in Washington. In a statement out moments ago, the White House says, quote, the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire. This morning's...
In the course of a lengthy conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president agreed to halt strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days, but stopped short of agreeing to the unconditional 30-day ceasefire that the US had been calling for. Ukraine's leader, Vladimir Zelensky, said his country had always supported a truce on attacking energy infrastructure, but that Russia wasn't ready to end the war.
We'll support any proposals that lead to a sustainable, just peace. But for this, we have to understand what's at stake, what are the details. And I hope to God that we know all these details so that the partners talk to us. Because there are two sides in this war, Russia and Ukraine. trying to negotiate without Ukraine, in my view, will not be productive.
I asked our State Department correspondent Tom Bateman for his assessment of the call.
Well, the first thing to say is this was a very long call, possibly up to two and a half hours between Presidents Trump and Putin. The sort of tangible outcome is that Mr. Putin has agreed, as you say, to what appears to be an immediate cessation of what is basically long-range missile fire on the power grid in Ukraine. Now, that is not... inconsequential. That has been a significant part of his attacks on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion. However, what seems to have happened here is that President Trump has got agreement from now the Ukrainians and the Russians on two completely different ceasefires. So what he had agreed with the Ukrainians last week was an immediate full 30-day ceasefire.
They said, quote, you know, the ball is now in Russia's court. He's had this call with Vladimir Putin and seems to have significantly retreated on that position. So the language from the White House in the statement they put out after the call makes no mention at all of a full 30-day ceasefire. And instead, you know, we have the clarification from Mr Putin on their statement on the call. that there is this agreement or that Mr Putin says he will stop missile strikes on energy infrastructure, although we don't yet know if the Ukrainians will also agree to that far, far lesser form of truce than they said they were ready for with the Americans.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic of this episode?
0:38–1:51
2
What were the outcomes of the Trump-Putin call?
1:51–7:21
3
How did Germany's parliament vote impact defense policy?
7:21–13:26
4
Why did Israel resume airstrikes on Gaza?
13:26–18:32
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What are the implications of Israel's military actions?
18:32–27:29