Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to stop attacking Ukraine energy infrastructure but has refused to commit to a 30-day full ceasefire as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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00:00Another uneasy night for residents of Ukraine's capital Kiev, as air raid sirens wail and
00:10explosions ring out.
00:14Many here unconvinced that peace with Russia is any closer after President Vladimir Putin
00:19had a call with US President Donald Trump, agreeing to a 30-day pause on hitting Ukraine's
00:25energy infrastructure.
00:26I think that if Russia really stops hitting Ukraine's infrastructure, it will mean that
00:33this is a step towards a truce. But to be honest, I don't really believe that it will
00:40last.
00:41And talking about peace with such people will not lead to anything in the future.
00:51Trump, who has made brokering peace in Ukraine a top priority of his presidency, said the
00:5790-minute phone conversation with his Russian counterpart was a very good and productive
01:02one.
01:04And although Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the potential first phase
01:08of a ceasefire, he says the lack of details leaves him feeling uneasy.
01:13We don't have any trust in Putin. So I say, we need to understand how technically it will
01:26happen, so that it doesn't depend solely on their wishes. That's all.
01:33Trump's push for peace, which has included withdrawing support from Ukraine to force
01:37it to the negotiating table, has upended this war, strained U.S.-Europe relations and
01:43put Putin in a stronger position during negotiations.
01:47Well, Russia is trying to get a ceasefire where no additional military aid arrives in
01:54Ukraine. And that would be devastating for Ukraine, because Russia will continue to receive
02:01its military supplies, both from its domestic sources and likely from the Iranians and the
02:06North Koreans. So it would greatly handicap Ukraine. And of course, the longer it went
02:11on, the more handicapped Ukraine would become.
02:15Russia's targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has crippled the country throughout the grinding
02:19three-year war. Putin's agreement to cease these attacks, perhaps a positive step towards
02:25peace, but one viewed with deep scepticism here in Ukraine and beyond.
02:31Patrick Chen and Rick Lowatt for Taiwan Plus.