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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday on a halt in Russian attacks against Ukrainian energy targets — but fell far short of securing a full ceasefire in a highly anticipated phone call. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an hour and a half and both expressed hopes for repairing relations between the countries. In Kyiv, air defence systems, sirens are sounding after the call. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent reports from Odesa.