18:44⇢Putin Grants 30-Day Energy Strike Pause With Strings Attached
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the Trump-Putin phone call about Ukraine. After a conversation lasting over two hours, Putin has agreed to a 30-day cessation of Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure (20 Minutes, BFMTV, France TV Info, Le Figaro, Le Monde, Les Echos, L'Express, Libération, L'Obs). However, Putin has attached conditions, including demanding a complete halt to Western military aid to Ukraine (Le Monde, Libération, L'Obs). President Macron has responded, insisting any ceasefire must be "verifiable" (Le Parisien). The headlines also mention negotiations should begin "immediately" (Le Figaro, Les Echos).