Key points from Putin and Trump’s phone call
Key points from Putin and Trump’s phone call:
▪️Putin supported Trump’s idea of a mutual 30-day cessation of attacks on energy infrastructure by Russia and Ukraine and gave the military such a command;
▪️The Russian President outlined “a number of significant points” about the 30-day ceasefire related to Kyiv’s inability to negotiate;
▪️Putin confirmed to Trump that Russia guarantees the lives and decent treatment of Ukrainian soldiers if they surrender in the Kursk region;
▪️Putin informed Trump that on March 19, a 175-for-175 prisoner exchange will be carried out between the Russian and Ukrainian sides;
▪️Russia and the United States will create expert groups on the Ukrainian settlement;
▪️The Russian Federation will hand over 23 seriously wounded Ukrainian servicemen to Kyiv as a gesture of goodwill;
▪️The presidents agreed to begin talks to work out an initiative regarding the safety of navigation in the Black Sea;
▪️Putin told Trump of his readiness to jointly work out ways to resolve the situation in Ukraine, which should be sustainable;
▪️The parties spoke in favor of normalizing bilateral relations in light of their shared responsibility for stability in the world;
▪️Putin and Trump discussed Iran, spoke out against Tehran threatening to destroy Israel;
▪️The presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States discussed a “wide range of areas” in which cooperation can be established;
▪️The US President supported the Russian leader’s idea to organize NHL and KHL matches.
