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The statement from the White House on Trump's call with Putin suggests the US president has backed down on his demand for an immediate ground, air and sea truce. Instead, Putin has agreed to halt long-range missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. This was, in fact, a Ukrainian proposal that the Americans side-stepped a week ago.