Phillips O’Brien: “Now, the lying is over. Donald is free to be what he always wanted to be and to sing it loudly to the world. He, and by extension the government of the United States of America, is Vladimir Putin’s friend and partner. He will help Putin, protect Putin, and do what he can to get the best possible deal for Vladimir Putin.”

“This time he probably cannot go back. The expressions of intense emotion of the last 24 hours are too clear for even the most gullible of the press (and that is most of them) to ever again start writing about the next, supposed Trump ‘pivot’ to Ukraine. Trump is free now. His heart can sing the song he has always wanted to sing, and the American people can no longer deny that the USA is run by a Russian useful idiot or agent of influence (depending on the nomenclature you prefer).”

“President Trump’s announcement Sunday about an ‘energy ceasefire’ between Russia and Ukraine referred to a potential deal that includes each side stopping attacks on oil refineries — and he expects Volodymyr Zelensky to abide by it,” Axios reports.

“Trump appears to be singlehandedly trying to will a partial ceasefire into existence. But for now Russia hasn’t accepted any kind of ceasefire — and Ukraine wants one that forbids attacks on power plants.”

“President Trump on Sunday announced that an energy ceasefire deal has been reached between Russia and Ukraine, days after his administration announced a deal to acquire diesel from Russia while lifting sanctions,” NewsNation reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios the announcement “was news for me. But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree.”