President Trump has announced an Energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia after the U.S. reached a deal with Putin to secure diesel.
Zelenskyy has agreed to hold elections for the first time in eight years if he gets 60 days of a total halt. Russia has agreed to the energy piece. Trump is warning both sides not to break it.
Could we finally get an end to this war?
The casualty figures from Russia Ukraine war are staggering, though exact numbers remain disputed. Here is what the best available estimates show:
🇷🇺 Russia: Approximately 1.2 to 1.4 million total military casualties, including an estimated 325,000 to 450,000 killed.
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Approximately 525,000 to 600,000 total military casualties. President Zelensky has publicly acknowledged 55,000 soldiers killed.
Civilian Casualties:
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission documented 15,168 civilians killed and 41,534 wounded over the first four years of the full-scale war.
Trump: Alright Vlad, this was a great call. Super productive. I’m hanging up now.
Putin: Yes. Hang up. I am also hanging up.
Trump: You hang up first.
Putin: No. You hang up first.
Trump: Okay, on three. One… two…
(long silence)
Putin: You did not hang up.
Trump: Neither did you! One more thing the diesel. Make sure it’s the good stuff. Not the cheap stuff.
Putin: It is the good stuff. Now hang up.
Trump: You hang up.
Putin: In Russia, the man who hangs up first is considered weak.
Trump: In America, the guy who hangs up last gets to say he won the call.
Putin: Then we are both winning. Hang up.
Trump: You hang up.
Putin: No.
(another long silence)
Trump: …You still there?
Putin: Yes.
Trump: Cool. So… what’s your handicap these days?
Putin: 8. Yours?
Trump: 2. But I only play with wind.
Putin: Impressive. Now hang up.
Trump: You hang up.
Putin: One more thing. The shirtless horseback riding good for posture. You should try.
Trump: I look fantastic on a horse. Everyone says so. Now hang up!
Putin: You hang up.
Trump: No, you.
Putin: Fine. On three again.
Trump: One…
Putin: Two…
Both: Three.
(neither hangs up)
Trump: …You didn’t hang up.
Putin: Neither did you.
Trump: Okay, last thing. If we both hang up at the exact same time, nobody looks soft.
Putin: Agreed. On three.
Both: One… two… three.
(They both hang up at the exact same second, then immediately call their aides to confirm the other one hung up first.)