Here’s a look at what the US and Russian leaders agreed upon and where they diverged in their more than 90-minute chat.

Energy grid truce

“Vladimir Putin responded positively to this initiative and immediately gave the Russian military a corresponding command” to halt “strikes on energy infrastructure facilities,” the Kremlin readout of the call said.

Immediate peace talks

But Putin stopped short of accepting a broader US-backed 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has said it is ready to accept.

The war has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions and reduced entire towns to rubble.

Warming ties

“A mutual interest was expressed in the normalisation of bilateral relations,” the Kremlin said.

‘Cessation’ of military and intelligence aid to Ukraine

Putin also said an “essential” condition for any truce would be halting the “forced mobilisation” of Ukrainian soldiers and the country’s “rearmament”.

Prisoner swap

Russia will also return 23 wounded Ukrainian soldiers “as a goodwill gesture”, it said.

Ice hockey matches

The Kremlin said Trump had “supported” an idea from Putin “to organise hockey matches in the US and Russia between Russian and American” pros.

Things unsaid

Ukraine and its Western allies have long described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an imperialist land grab, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Putin of deliberately prolonging the war.

On Wednesday, Zelenskyy accused Russia of having “effectively rejected” proposals for a ceasefire following a barrage of strikes on civilian infrastructure.

Speaking to Trump on Tuesday, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer “reiterated that all must work together to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position to secure a just and lasting peace,” his spokesperson said.

Trump’s negotiation efforts may be prolonging the war, says expert

“We’ll continue this kind of dance where each side is trying to convince the Americans that they’re not the ones to blame for any kind of resumption of the fighting, but I think there are really irreconcilable differences between the two sides right now.”

With additional reporting by Agence France-Presse and Reuters.