Zelensky says Ukrainian military ‘received all relevant orders’ over energy truce announced by Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, stated that the nation's military has received all pertinent instructions concerning the energy truce President Donald Trump declared on October 11. It remains uncertain what exact orders the military was given. Nevertheless, Zelensky affirmed Ukraine's support for credible ceasefire and war cessation formats.

"Ukraine is prepared not to target Russian energy infrastructure, and we are relying on Russia's similar compliance and an agreement by the US president on this matter," Zelensky conveyed during his evening video address. He mentioned that Ukraine had proposed several de-escalation measures, yet Russia responded uniformly with "no."

"We sincerely hope that he will eventually communicate distinct information to America, Ukraine, and the entire world," Zelensky added. The Ukrainian President reported that Russia persisted in attacking Ukrainian energy facilities throughout the day and had recently targeted the CHPP-5 power plant in Kharkiv. Russia has not yet formally commented on Trump's energy truce.

Igor Ananskikh, the first deputy chairman of the energy committee at Russia's State Duma, commented on a Russian Telegram news channel that "Trump frequently says things to prevent oil prices from surging," but he was unsure about the veracity of this statement. At Meduza, we pledge transparency regarding our use of artificial intelligence in our reporting.

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