Summary
President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, saying both sides agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian attacks on energy facilities continued, and Ukraine was surprised by Trump’s announcement. Attacks also caused casualties in several Ukrainian cities despite the claimed ceasefire.Key Facts
- President Trump declared an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on social media.
- Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said Russia continued striking Ukrainian power plants, causing outages.
- Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Kharkiv energy facilities on the same day as the ceasefire claim.
- Russian attacks killed six civilians in Ukraine, including a strike on a grocery store in Kharkiv.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to stop attacks on Russian energy targets but had not confirmed a mutual agreement.
- The European Union’s foreign policy chief expressed doubt that Russia would honor the ceasefire.
- US sanctions were temporarily lifted on Russian diesel fuel by President Trump shortly before the ceasefire announcement, causing disagreement with Ukraine and European allies.
- The US reportedly pressured Ukraine and European countries to stop attacking Russian oil refineries as part of the ceasefire effort.
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