WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire on attacks against each other’s energy infrastructure, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had not been informed of any agreement and was awaiting clarification.”Effective immediately, there is an energy ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.”Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he added.However, Zelenskyy told Axios that Trump’s announcement had come as a surprise, although Ukraine remained prepared to accept a reciprocal halt to attacks on energy facilities.”The ceasefire announcement was news for me. But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire Ukraine will agree. If President Trump negotiated it with Putin – please tell us when the ceasefire begins – we are ready and we will accept it,” Zelenskyy said.There was no immediate confirmation from Moscow that an agreement had been reached or that a ceasefire had taken effect.Trump made a similar claim in September, suggesting that both countries had agreed to stop targeting each other’s energy infrastructure, but the initiative failed to produce results.Earlier Sunday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine was prepared to suspend attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities, emphasizing that any de-escalation must be reciprocal and supported by guarantees.Trump has blamed the Russia-Ukraine war for rising consumer energy costs in the United States, rather than the ongoing conflict involving Iran, as higher fuel prices increase political pressure on his administration ahead of November’s midterm elections.According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the US national average price for regular gasoline stands at $4.36 per gallon, compared with $4.30 a month earlier and $3.09 a year ago.The ceasefire announcement followed a diesel supply agreement Trump announced Friday following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Under the arrangement described by Trump, Russia would supply diesel fuel to the United States and global markets.Zelenskyy criticized the agreement as a “gift” to Putin, warning that easing restrictions on Russian diesel exports could provide Moscow with additional revenue to finance its war against Ukraine.WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire on attacks against each other’s energy infrastructure, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had not been informed of any agreement and was awaiting clarification.”Effective immediately, there is an energy ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.”Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he added.However, Zelenskyy told Axios that Trump’s announcement had come as a surprise, although Ukraine remained prepared to accept a reciprocal halt to attacks on energy facilities.”The ceasefire announcement was news for me. But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire Ukraine will agree. If President Trump negotiated it with Putin – please tell us when the ceasefire begins – we are ready and we will accept it,” Zelenskyy said.There was no immediate confirmation from Moscow that an agreement had been reached or that a ceasefire had taken effect.Trump made a similar claim in September, suggesting that both countries had agreed to stop targeting each other’s energy infrastructure, but the initiative failed to produce results.Earlier Sunday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine was prepared to suspend attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities, emphasizing that any de-escalation must be reciprocal and supported by guarantees.Trump has blamed the Russia-Ukraine war for rising consumer energy costs in the United States, rather than the ongoing conflict involving Iran, as higher fuel prices increase political pressure on his administration ahead of November’s midterm elections.According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the US national average price for regular gasoline stands at $4.36 per gallon, compared with $4.30 a month earlier and $3.09 a year ago.The ceasefire announcement followed a diesel supply agreement Trump announced Friday following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Under the arrangement described by Trump, Russia would supply diesel fuel to the United States and global markets.Zelenskyy criticized the agreement as a “gift” to Putin, warning that easing restrictions on Russian diesel exports could provide Moscow with additional revenue to finance its war against Ukraine.
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire
