Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to agree to energy ceasefire, but warns Russia must do same
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready to pause strikes if Moscow does the same, after Russian attacks hit energy sites and killed three people.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, yet President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russian forces struck power plants and energy facilities hours after the declaration.
- Seeking to lower domestic fuel prices before midterm elections, Trump urged a mutual halt to energy infrastructure strikes, which Zelensky said would be "good news" if Moscow reciprocated.
- Russian forces launched 121 drones and a missile overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down 89, while strikes hit 15 locations including a power plant in Kharkiv and residential Kyiv.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas expressed doubt regarding Russian compliance, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to confirm the agreement, stating only that "contacts are ongoing."
- A bipartisan group of six US senators, including four Republicans, urged the administration to reverse the deal, citing concerns the agreement provides a "financial lifeline" to Moscow as winter approaches.
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Zelenskyy: Russia strikes despite Trump ceasefire claim
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of continuing its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, despite US President Donald Trump's announcement of an "energy ceasefire" between the two countries.
KIEV (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that, while Ukraine is willing to stop attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, Moscow continues to bomb its country's energy facilities despite the announcement by US President Donald Trump that the warring countries had agreed to stop those attacks.
Russia has thwarted another opportunity to bring peace closer: Zelensky called on the United States to increase pressure on the Kremlin Zelensky said that Russia is not fulfilling the terms of Trump's energy truce and is continuing strikes on <p>Ukrainian energy. Ukraine ready to de-escalate.</p>
Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Agreed to a Ceasefire 'Because I Said You Agree,' as Ukraine Reports New Strikes
President Trump insists Moscow and Kyiv agreed to an energy ceasefire because he told them to, while Ukrainian officials say strikes on their energy facilities have continued and commentary accounts press him on the contradiction.
Russia Hits Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure Hours After Trump Announces “Energy Ceasefire”
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Ukrainian energy sites hit after Trump ceasefire
Russia has struck energy sites in Ukraine hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire.
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