Russia Sets Conditions for Partial Ukraine Ceasefire

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Ukraine and Russia agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, following separate talks with the Trump administration in Riyadh this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged to implement the maritime truce immediately, while Russia said it would do so only after sanctions are lifted on its banks and companies involved in agricultural exports. The Kremlin also said late yesterday that it had agreed with US negotiators on a list of energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine, which would also be part of a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, the US’s own intelligence community cautioned against excessive optimism in a fresh report, saying leaders in the two countries were more likely to continue the war than to agree to an “unsatisfying settlement.”