What The White House And Kremlin Said About The Trump-putin Call

The White House says a lengthy phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had achieved "movement to peace" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

But while Tuesday's call ended with Putin and Trump agreeing on an immediate pause on strikes against energy infrastructure, the Kremlin makes clear that Russia has many additional demands before it will consider a broader ceasefire.

Much of the significantly shorter White House statement, meanwhile, looks ahead to Trump's hopes of improved relations with Russia.

Read the statements released by the White House and Kremlin giving their versions of what Putin and Trump discussed:

What the White House said