Putin Spurns a Ukraine Ceasefire But Trump Calls Talk a Win (1)

President Vladimir Putin refused to give Donald Trump the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine he and his team had demanded on the path toward ending the three-year conflict. It was still good enough for the US president.

At first glance, the agreement that came out of the two leaders’ phone call on Tuesday was a disappointment for US officials who had insisted the only acceptable outcome was a halt in the fighting to make way for a permanent peace.

Instead, Putin agreed only to limit attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure while demanding that the US and other nations stop the flow ...