'Limited truce' agreed

UKRAINE and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after US President Donald Trump spoke with the countries’ leaders this week, although it remains to be seen when it might take effect and what targets would be off limits.

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The tentative deal to partially rein in the war came after Russian President Vladimir Putin rebuffed Mr Trump's push for a full 30-day ceasefire.

The difficulty in getting the combatants to agree not to target one another's energy infrastructure highlights the challenges Mr Trump will face in trying to fulfil his campaign pledge to quickly end the war.

After a roughly hour-long call with Mr Trump on Wednesday that both leaders said went well, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that “technical” talks in Saudi Arabia this weekend would seek to resolve what types of infrastructure would be protected.