Donald Trump put a brave face on his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, saying a “contract for peace” to end the war in Ukraine was on course and the “process” for a settlement was “in full force”.
But the US president’s assessment of the conversation clashed with the blunt reality of what he had failed to accomplish a few hours earlier.
During the lengthy discussion between the leaders, Putin rebuffed Trump’s push for the full ceasefire the US had agreed with Ukraine last week, consenting only to a limited truce on attacking energy and infrastructure assets.
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