Putin Moves Toward Peace & JFK Files Released | 3.19.25
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What are the key outcomes of Trump's call with Putin?
President Trump's hours-long call with Vladimir Putin results in a key step toward peace with Ukraine.
Ceasefire without going a little bit further would have been tough. Russia has the advantage, as you know.
What did the two leaders agree to? And is a full ceasefire on the horizon?
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In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to phase one of a ceasefire in Ukraine following a phone call with Donald Trump.
Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has the latest. Hey, Cabot, so the world and Ukraine in particular really anxious about the results of this phone call. And it sounds like it was productive.
Right. So President Trump and Putin talked for about two hours. By the end, they had agreed to a limited ceasefire, which will ensure Russia ends strikes on Ukrainian energy and infrastructure facilities for the next 30 days. Remember, Moscow has used waves of drones and missiles to target Ukrainian energy plants and refineries, knocking out power across the country and cutting electricity production in half. Likewise, for their part, Ukrainians have had success striking Russian oil refineries, threatening one of their top industries. So both sides benefit from the agreement. Now, there had been some optimism that Putin would be willing to sign off on a broader total ceasefire Tuesday. That obviously did not happen, but... It is undoubtedly a major step in the right direction, and the White House says that it's just the start. Right, just the first step. What comes next?
Well, the Trump administration was insistent that yesterday's agreement was phase one of a broader, quote, which will begin immediately with further formal negotiations taking place in the Middle East. Up next, the two sides will work on a broader maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, followed by a full ceasefire across both countries. From there, quote, permanent peace will be the goal. In the meantime, as further signs of progress, the Kremlin announced that they would conduct a prisoner swap with Ukrainians later today, with 175 prisoners being released from each side. Trump, ever the businessman, relied on economic incentives to try and bring Putin to the table, essentially reminding him that a peace deal would allow Russia to reenter the global economy and shake off those crippling sanctions. But again, there is still a lot of work to be done to get Putin to sign off. Yeah, and what is that? What exactly is Putin looking for?
So the big sticking point for Russia is continued military support for Ukraine. Putin praised Trump for his, quote, noble goal of peace, but did make clear Tuesday that if he's going to agree to a ceasefire, Europe and the U.S. must agree to an immediate halt on weapon shipments and intelligence sharing with Ukrainians. Now, the Ukrainians have expressed opposition to those demands.
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