Develop measures for implementing the agreement to ban strikes on energy facilities. Work with mediating countries to implement the agreements. Work towards a lasting peace. As part of the agreement,

With much fanfare, the U.S. on March 25 announced it had brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to "eliminate the use of force" in the Black Sea after two days of talks in Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin has innocuously framed its request as a badly-needed boost to its global food and fertilizer trade,

The Kremlin suggested it may not honor the terms of a Black Sea ceasefire with Ukraine until Russia is admitted back into the SWIFT international banking system.

The U.S. president is getting impatient at Russian leader Vladimir Putin for dragging his feet over a peace plan.

The Kremlin said that Russia and the United States were working on ideas for a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying that he was "pissed off" with Vladimir Putin.

Russia has not turned out to be a reliable negotiating partner in ending the war in Ukraine. Peace talks between the U.S. and the world power have seemingly stalled, Reuters reported Tuesday. The interrupted discussion suggests that the White House and the Kremlin have been unable to broker a new deal since Russian President Vladimir Putin objected to the U.