UKRAINE and Russia have agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with both countries’ leaders this week.

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

After an hour-long call with President 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 under the agreement.