A 30-day halt to strikes on energy facilities by Russia and Ukraine.
That appears to be the outcome of a lengthy phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18.
According to statements from the White House and the Kremlin,
both sides agree this conflict needs to end with a lasting peace.
They also agree to immediately start technical negotiations on implementing a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea.
But President Putin did not agree to the 30-day choose proposed by the United States,
stressing the unconditional need to eliminate the root causes of the crisis and take into account Russia's security interests.
It is reported that Ukraine supports the Scaled-Back Agreement, but is seeking more details.
Ending the Ukraine War has been one of President Trump's day one campaign pledges.
So how significant was this phone call?
What are the details of this conversation?
And what is China's principal position on such initiatives?
Welcome to the point, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.
I'm pleased to be joined from Washington, D.C. by Anton Feryashin,
associate professor at the History Department of American University.
From North Carolina by Klaus Laris,
professor of history and international affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Also a global fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. and I'm joined from Beijing by Zhao Hai,
director of international political studies at the National Institute for Global Strategies of China.
Gentlemen, welcome to the point.