President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a highly anticipated phone call Tuesday, after Ukraine last week agreed to a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire in war.

Putin rejected that proposal Tuesday, according to the Kremlin’s readout of the call, but responded positively to Trump’s proposal of a more limited 30-day ceasefire on energy facilities on both sides of the conflict.

“We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure, with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump said Tuesday afternoon on Truth Social.

Putin also laid down some steep demands for broader peace talks, such as the “complete cessation of foreign military assistance and the provision of intelligence information to Kyiv,” according to Moscow’s readout.

However, neither readout mentioned any demands for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, something the Trump administration has suggested is inevitable in a peace deal.

The U.S. in its readout said negotiations on a broader ceasefire and peace deal would begin immediately in the Middle East.

Here are some of the key upshots from the call.

Putin rejects full 30-day ceasefire

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after securing Ukraine’s support for a 30-day ceasefire in talks last week, said it was now time for Putin to show he’s serious about peace.

The Russian leader expressed various

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