{
  "id": 14108685,
  "title": "Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to energy strike ceasefire 'because I said they agreed'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-says-ukraine-russia-agree-to-energy-strike-ceasefire-because-i",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T03:16:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/trump-says-ukraine-russia-agree-to-energy-strike-ceasefire-because-i-said-they-agreed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 12, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to cease strikes on energy infrastructure, even though neither nation had officially confirmed this. Trump stated that he had convinced them to agree, as he declared the ceasefire himself. This announcement came after Trump unilaterally declared an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on October 11, which sparked confusion in Kyiv. Ukrainian officials reported that they had not received any prior information about the alleged ceasefire.\n\nWhen questioned about Russia continuing to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Trump maintained that both sides had violated the alleged ceasefire, without providing any evidence. Hours after his announcement, Russia struck Kharkiv's CHP-5 power plant, and overnight attacks on October 11-12 resulted in at least 10 deaths and 69 injuries due to Russia targeting residential buildings and energy infrastructure across Ukraine.\n\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his readiness to accept the ceasefire if Trump negotiated it with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, Russia's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia had no comment on the energy ceasefire announced by Trump. Despite the attacks continuing, Zelensky mentioned that Ukraine would halt its strikes against Russian refineries only if Moscow ceased its attacks against the Ukrainian power grid, which he deemed unreasonable due to Ukraine's single, damaged refinery.\n\nTrump's announcement to cease strikes on energy infrastructure followed his decision to lift sanctions on Russian oil on October 9, which could provide Moscow with a significant funding boost for its war efforts. This move caught Ukrainian officials off guard, as it was made without their knowledge. On October 12, the Kyiv Independent learned that the U.S. administration threatened to cut intelligence sharing and weapons shipments to Ukraine if more Russian oil refineries were targeted in attacks. Trump told reporters on October 12, \"We'll get it done.\"",
  "summary": "The U.S. president's comments came after he unilaterally announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Oct. 11, causing confusion in Kyiv. According to a senior Ukrainian official, Ukraine had no prior information about an energy ceasefire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Kyiv says Russia hits energy targets despite Trump ceasefire announcement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kyiv-says-russia-hits-energy-targets-despite-trump-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:20:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump insists energy ceasefire holds as Ukraine reports new Russian strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-insists-energy-ceasefire-holds-as-ukraine-reports-new-russian",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:30:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Trump comments on Russia's violation of energy truce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-comments-on-russias-violation-of-energy-truce",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:38:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}