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Latest updates: Putin agrees to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy targets in Trump call amid ‘movement to peace’

The White House has said President Donald Trump and Russian Vladimir Putin have agreed to start “the movement to peace” in Russia’s three-year-old war against Ukraine with a 30-day ceasefire that will include a halt to attacks targeting the countries’ energy infrastructure after a 90-minute phone call between the two leaders wrapped on Tuesday.

Andrew Feinberg has the latest from Washington, D.C.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 18:15

‘Beat a Republican, and then I will have respect for you’

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 18:00

Report: Putin wants complete end of military aid to Ukraine

CBS News reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a complete end to foreign military aid and intelligence for Ukraine.

A prisoner of war swap has also been agreed, according to the Kremline.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:46

‘I think you caved’: ‘The View’ host corners Chuck Schumer for siding with GOP

A day after clashing with her co-hosts over Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote with Republicans to avert a government shutdown by passing a stopgap spending bill, The View’s Sunny Hostin directly confronted the Senate minority leader while telling him to his face that he “caved.”

While ostensibly appearing on the show to promote his latest book Antisemitism in America: A Warning, Schumer — who has canceled other book events due to planned protests by progressive activists — spent much of the interview defending himself for siding with the GOP on its continuing resolution, a move that has prompted Democrats to call for him to be replaced in leadership.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:40

Putin agrees to stop energy grid strikes against Ukraine in Trump call

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday to a proposal by President Donald Trump for Russia and Ukraine to stop hitting each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days and gave a corresponding order to the Russian military, the Kremlin said, according to reporting by Reuters.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:36

White House: Readout of call between Trump and Putin

The White House released the following readout of the much-anticipated call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin:

Today, President Trump and President Putin spoke about the need for peace and a ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Both leaders agreed this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace. They also stressed the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia.The blood and treasure that both Ukraine and Russia have been spending in this war would be better spent on the needs of their people.

This conflict should never have started and should have been ended long ago with sincere and good faith peace efforts. The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace. These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East.

The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts. They further discussed the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons and will engage with others to ensure the broadest possible application. The two leaders shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.

The two leaders agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the United States and Russia has huge upside. This includes enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability when peace has been achieved.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:29

Trump and Putin agreed to stay in contact, report says

As expected, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine on their highly-anticipated phone call today and agreed to stay in touch, Reuters reports citing Russia’s news agency TASS.

Additional reporting says they also discussed the Middle East and energy, according to the Kremlin.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:22

White House press secretary makes rare comment on ‘atypical’ 32-year age gap with husband

She recently opened up about meeting her partner back in 2022, when she was running for Congress in New Hampshire. Leavitt won the Republican nomination, but ultimately lost the seat to Chris Pappas.

Amber Raiken has the story.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:20

U.S. ready to discuss WTO disputes with China and Canada

The U.S. mission to the World Trade Organization informed China and Canada that it was prepared to meet with officials in Geneva after those two countries lodged trade disputes in response to new tariffs, as reported by Reuters, citing WTO documents viewed on Tuesday.

Canada requested consultations — the initial step in a WTO trade dispute — earlier this month in response to “unjustified tariffs” imposed by President Donald Trump this month.

China initiated a dispute following Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods in February. Since then, both countries have implemented retaliatory tariffs, a development that Washington highlighted in the WTO documents circulated on Tuesday.

“It is specious for China to invoke dispute settlement for an alleged breach of WTO rules while China itself apparently chooses to breach WTO rules by unilaterally determining that a breach has occurred,” the U.S. statement said. It produced an identical statement on Canada.

Engaging in dialogue is a normal part of the WTO dispute settlement system, which can take years to resolve cases.

However, some trade delegates noted that they view Washington’s move as a positive sign, considering the current high tensions among WTO members.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:14

Full story: Chief Justice John Roberts hits back after Trump calls for impeaching judge who ruled against him

Chief Justice John Roberts has hit back against in a rare public statement after President Donald Trump on Monday claimed a federal judge lacks the authority to review his administration’s attempts to bypass due process rights when deporting migrants who are alleged to be gang members — and called for the judge to be impeached.

In a statement issued by the court, Roberts said that impeachment isn’t an appropriate response to disagreements with judges’ rulings.

Andrew Feinberg and Gustaf Kilander report from Washington, D.C.

Oliver O’Connell18 March 2025 17:00



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