Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop targeting energy sites, but Kyiv calls it a ‘proposal for a mutual halt’
US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy targets amid concerns over the global spike in fuel prices – but his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky later described it as a proposal rather than a firm agreement. Ukraine has been pummeling Russian fuel infrastructure for months, … The post Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to…
Ukraine and Russia reportedly agreed to cease targeting each other's energy sites due to rising global fuel prices, according to US President Donald Trump. However, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky later stated that it was merely a proposal, not a definitive agreement. The Ukrainian president emphasized that if the proposal succeeded in reducing strikes on critical infrastructure on both sides, Ukraine would be willing to cooperate.
Zelensky stressed that any agreement must be reliable, long-term, and not temporary, particularly in light of Russia's upcoming elections. Donald Trump's claims about the agreement emerged on the same day as Russia struck two gas stations in Kyiv, while Ukraine retaliated by attacking an oil refinery in Syzran, Russia. Diesel prices in the US reached a record high of $6 per gallon, driven by a combination of Middle Eastern tensions and Russia's escalation of strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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