Trump, Ukraine and Putin
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After Trump’s third phone call with Putin since his inauguration, it appears there will be no letup in fighting and less U.S. pressure on Moscow.
Following a phone call with Russia's president, Trump backed off an earlier demand that Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours but failed to agree on an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine. WSJ National Security Reporter Alexander Ward unpacks the call.
If Putin thinks he can win it all, why negotiate? Here are five takeaways from the call. Before the call, Trump had demanded an immediate, unconditional ceasefire. Ukraine had accepted. Putin had not,