LONDON (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has edged closer to his goal of repairing Russia's relations with the United States and driving a wedge between the U.S. and Europe, while offering only a slim contribution towards Donald Trump's peace efforts in Ukraine.
Before Tuesday's long phone call between the two presidents, the U.S. side had said it would seek Russia's agreement to a 30-day ceasefire in the war - a proposal that Ukraine had accepted in principle - as a first step towards a full peace deal.
