Donald Trump held a two-hour telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. Mr Putin rejected Mr Trump’s call for a ceasefire but said he would refrain from attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days. Soon after making that promise Russia launched a big attack on civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, in Ukraine. Ukraine attacked Russian infrastructure. Mr Trump also spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky, offering to help source Patriot missiles from Europe and suggesting that America could run Ukrainian nuclear plants to protect them from Russian aggression.