Trump says Russia, Ukraine reach energy ceasefire 'effective immediately'
KYIV/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to what he described as an “energy ceasefire”, hours after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy had pushed back against US pressure for a unilateral end to strikes on Russian refineries. In a social media post, Trump said the energy ceasefire would take effect immediately, but did not elaborate further.…
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia had reached an "energy ceasefire" in the conflict between the two nations. This ceasefire would take effect immediately, according to Trump's post on social media. However, Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader, was unaware of this deal until he heard about it through an interview with Axios.
Zelenskiy stated that Ukraine was open to agreeing to such a ceasefire if Russia complied. The US President had previously hinted at an energy ceasefire in mid-September, but neither side had confirmed its existence. Ukraine had previously expressed its willingness to halt attacks on Russian refineries, provided Russia stopped its own strikes on Ukrainian power infrastructure.
However, Zelenskiy emphasized that any deal needed to come with "real guarantees" and that Russia was the main cause of the war in Europe. Trump had criticized Zelenskiy for his attacks on Russian refineries and had urged Ukrainians to replace him through new elections. Zelenskiy proposed holding elections in Ukraine if Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire, which the Ukrainian leader viewed as his own responsibility.
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