A top adviser to US President Donald Trump denied Russia broke an agreement not to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure, and hailed the pact as a breakthrough that could end Moscow’s global isolation and revive energy projects such as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

A conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin is expected to take place next week, says US special envoy Steve Witkoff in an interview with CNN. When asked by a journalist about the timing of the deal,

The US has stated that a complete ceasefire in Ukraine could occur within two weeks. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has announced an upcoming meeting. Steve Witkoff expressed confidence that the possibility of a complete ceasefire in Ukraine could become a reality within the next two weeks.

The call’s primary focus was on getting Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire of the three-year war in Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine have launched air attacks that damaged each other's infrastructure, hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia's targets included hospitals.