Putin gives Trump bare minimum on Ukraine but the war goes on

Trump made a big deal of his conversation with Putin, but there is little to shout about, Sarah Rainsford writes.

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But the results look like there's little to shout about.

The Russian president has given the US leader just enough to claim that he made progress towards peace in Ukraine, without making it look like he was played by the Kremlin.

Trump can point to Putin's pledge to halt attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for 30 days. If that actually happens, it will bring some relief to civilians.

But it's nowhere near the full and unconditional ceasefire that the US wanted from Russia.

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