Putin Agrees to Partial Ceasefire But Calls for an End to Ukraine Aid

An envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the world a "safer place" on Tuesday as the United States and Russia released readouts of a high-stakes phone call between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.

"Under the leadership of President Putin and President Trump, the world has become a much safer place today!" Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after the call. "Historic! Epic!"