4:17 pm today

Putin agrees to 30 day halt in attacks on Ukraine targets

From Checkpoint, 4:17 pm today

The highly anticipated call between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart took place this morning. Vladimir Putin agreed to a watered-down proposal to stop firing on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for 30 days - a move backed by Kyiv. However, concessions over a complete ceasefire mean there is still no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen.