Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a partial 30-day ceasefire during a hotly anticipated phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. The tentative agreement calls for a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure if Ukraine does the same. It marks the first time Putin has agreed to pause fighting in the full-on war, now in its third year. Shortly after the two men hung up the phone, Russia launched a new attack on Ukraine.

During the 90-minute call with Trump, the Russian leader “declined for now to agree to a broader 30-day halt in fighting that U.S. and Ukrainian officials had proposed, meaning that the attacks on Ukrainian civilians, cities and ports can continue as the two sides vie for territory,” The New York Times reported. Putin also demanded “an end to all of the military support for Ukraine that the United States and its allies have provided for three years,” the publication added.

A Kremlin readout of the call stated that “the Russian side has identified a number of significant issues related to ensuring effective control over a possible ceasefire along the entire line of contact, the need to stop forced mobilization in Ukraine and the rearmament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” There was no specific mention of a key Putin interest – keeping four Ukrainian regions Russia has previously annexed. Russia currently occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine, including Crimea.

A Kremlin readout of the call stated that “the Russian side has identified a number of significant issues related to ensuring effective control over a possible ceasefire along the entire line of contact, the need to stop forced mobilization in Ukraine and the rearmament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” There was no specific mention of a key Putin interest – keeping four Ukrainian regions Russia has previously annexed. Russia currently occupies about 20 percent of Ukraine, including Crimea.

Talking to reporters aboard Air Force One earlier this week, Trump suggested any peace deal could involve Ukraine giving up territory. He also hinted that Kyiv might also have to relinquish the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which Russia captured in the early days of this conflict.

The agreement between Washington and Moscow follows one the U.S. worked out last week with Ukraine, which called for a total 30-day ceasefire. You can read more about that here. The general parameters of a deal calling for a mutual pause on power infrastructure attacks have been bandied about for weeks. After his conversation with Putin, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to laud the agreement even though it was less comprehensive than the one worked out with Zelensky. “My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia was a very good and productive one,” Trump stated. “We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine.“

“Many elements of a Contract for Peace were discussed, including the fact that thousands of soldiers are being killed, and both President Putin and President Zelenskyy would like to see it end,” Trump added. “That process is now in full force and effect, and we will, hopefully, for the sake of Humanity, get the job done!”

However, hammering home the tenuous nature of these talks, air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv shortly after the two leaders finished their call. That was followed by explosions in the city. Local officials urged people to seek shelter. There were attacks across the country, Zelensky said on X.

“Right now, in many regions, you can literally hear what Russia truly needs. Around 40 ‘Shahed’ drones are in our skies, and air defense is active,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, there have been hits, specifically on civilian infrastructure. A direct hit by a ‘Shahed’ drone on a hospital in Sumy, strikes on cities in the Donetsk region, and attack drones currently in the skies over the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Cherkasy regions. It is these types of nighttime attacks by Russia that destroy our energy sector, our infrastructure, and the normal life of Ukrainians. And the fact that this night is no exception shows that the pressure on Russia must continue for the sake of peace.”

“Today, Putin effectively rejected the proposal for a full ceasefire,” he said. “It would be appropriate for the world to respond by opposing Putin’s attempts to extend the war. Sanctions against Russia. Assistance for Ukraine. Strengthening free-world alliances and striving to ensure security. And only a genuine suspension of strikes on civilian infrastructure by Russia, as evidence of its determination to end the war, can bring peace closer.”