EXPLAINED: Trump’s Energy Truce in Ukraine – Fourth Time’s the Charm?
US President Donald Trump announced an energy truce between Kyiv and Moscow on Sunday. But as the rumored terms suggest that it covers only refineries, it risks suffering from the same pitfall that plagued all three previous attempts: Declaring a ceasefire does not mean one is in place unless all parties agree to the same terms.
On Sunday, US President Donald Trump claimed that Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to an energy truce. This announcement came after Trump's surprise diesel deal with Russia, in which Moscow would supply millions of tons of diesel to the global market. However, Ukraine has continued to come under Russian attacks on its energy grid despite the announcement, with power plants being targeted.
According to Axios, the latest proposal only covers Ukraine's refineries, which outnumber Russia's dozens, giving Moscow an advantage. This is the fourth major US attempt to claim an energy truce since Trump's return to office in January 2025. The previous attempt was made on September 14, when Trump declared an energy truce on his Truth Social platform.
Despite Zelensky's support for the idea of a bilateral and enforced truce, the previous announcements have fizzled out as Ukraine's energy grid continued to be targeted and Russia's refineries were set ablaze. The question remains: why has an energy truce never materialized?
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