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Does Trump's Energy Ceasefire Actually Exist?

Why can鈥檛 Russia, Ukraine and the US agree on an energy ceasefire?

Today, does the energy ceasefire President Trump announced between Russia and Ukraine actually exist? Over the weekend Trump said a truce had been reached. But whilst Ukraine鈥檚 President Zelensky said he would be willing to back one, Russia鈥檚 Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said Ukraine doesn't deserve the "respite" that a ceasefire would bring.

To unpack what was and was not agreed, Adam is joined by Dan Johnson in Kyiv, Asma Khalid in Washington DC and diplomatic correspondent James Landale in London.

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