'Energy ceasefire' agreed between Russia and Ukraine, Trump says

US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire. This announcement followed Trump's criticism of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding high diesel prices and his suggestion that Ukraine should get a new leader. According to BBC World, Zelenskyy responded by stating that any de-escalation must be reciprocal and backed by guarantees, adding that Ukraine would be willing to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia ceases attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Zelenskyy also expressed fury regarding a new deal between the US and Russia involving the release of millions of tonnes of Russian diesel into the US.

In separate developments, BBC World reported that a Ukrainian drone strike damaged a Yandex data centre near Moscow, forcing the company to pause operations at the Vladimir facility. This was the third time in one week that Ukraine has targeted the tech company, which BBC News notes has been forced to suspend operations.

Meanwhile, Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to the Ukrainian president, told Euromaidan Press that Russia is developing new navigation systems for missiles and attack drones to counter electronic warfare. Beskrestnov stated that image-based navigation, which compares camera footage to stored terrain photographs, could make strikes harder to disrupt than satellite-based navigation. He expects these systems to see wider use in 2027 for medium- and long-range drones and inexpensive cruise missiles.

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