No ceasefire deal comes out of Trump-Putin talks, but here's what they did agree on

The positions of Moscow and Washington may gradually converge to the point where World War III can be avoided, but the danger is that time is not on our side.

President Trump’s nearly three-hour phone conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Tuesday failed to produce a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, but it did produce some other areas of common ground.

Key areas of agreement to come out of Tuesday’s talks included a ceasefire on attacks aimed at the energy infrastructure of both Russia and Ukraine.

The White House announced in a read-out of the conversation:

“The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire, as well as technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, full ceasefire and permanent peace. These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East.”

Here’s a list of points the two leaders discussed and saw eye-to-eye on:

· They agreed to continue working toward a ceasefire in Ukraine.

· The leaders agreed the movement toward peace will begin with a cessation of attacks on energy infrastructure.

· The presidents agreed to start maritime ceasefire…