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  "id": 13951599,
  "title": "Zelenskyy blindsided after Trump announces ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war | First Thing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/zelenskyy-blindsided-after-trump-announces-energy-ceasefire-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/first-thing-zelenskyy-blindsided-trump-announces-energy-ceasefire-ukraine-war-russia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed surprise upon learning of a partial ceasefire deal proposed by US President Donald Trump. The Ukrainian leader stated that the news came as a shock to him, and he alleged that Russia continued to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure. In an announcement made on social media, Trump declared: \"Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed.\" However, Zelenskyy reported that Russian forces persisted in their activities, with drones and airstrikes occurring throughout the day on Sunday, including an airstrike on a power station in Kharkiv, which marked the latest of over 200 strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities within the past week. Despite the unexpected nature of the deal, Western allies like France and the United Kingdom expressed support for the concept of a \"real energy ceasefire.\" Nevertheless, energy experts and analysts predicted that Trump's agreement to temporarily lift sanctions on US imports of Russian diesel would have a minimal impact on global gas prices.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian president says the deal is ‘news to me’ and that Russia is still attacking energy infrastructure. Plus, investigation into continuing mystery of Havana syndrome Good morning. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said it was “news to me” after Donald Trump announced a partial ceasefire deal in the Ukraine war. The US president had posted to social media to say: “Effective…",
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    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill at least 10, injure 73 across Ukraine as Moscow targets energy infrastructure in several oblasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/russian-attacks-kill-at-least-10-injure-73-across-ukraine-as-moscow",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:56:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Russia prefers 'long-term peace' to 'ceasefire,' Kremlin says as Trump had announced 'energy ceasefire' in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/russia-prefers-long-term-peace-to-ceasefire-kremlin-says-as-trump-had",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:26:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ukraines-zelenskyy-accuses-russia-of-violating-trumps-energy-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:35:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/zelenskyy-vows-to-retaliate-if-russian-strikes-on-ukraines-power-grid",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:41:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Zelensky: Ukraine will respond if Russia rejects energy truce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/zelensky-ukraine-will-respond-if-russia-rejects-energy-truce",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Russia hammers Ukraine despite President Trump's energy ceasefire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/russia-hammers-ukraine-despite-president-trumps-energy-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:04:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy demands end to attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and civilians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/zelenskyy-demands-end-to-attacks-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Koretsky: Russian troops attack oil, gas, energy facilities in several regions overnight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/koretsky-russian-troops-attack-oil-gas-energy-facilities-in-several",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:42:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ukraine: Zelensky says learned of Trump's 'energy ceasefire' through media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ukraine-zelensky-says-learned-of-trumps-energy-ceasefire-through-media",
        "published": "2026-10-12T12:24:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}