Ukraine reports deadly Russian strikes and breaches of energy ceasefire announced by Trump
Russian attacks killed several people and injured dozens in Ukraine, as Zelenskiy reported breaches of an energy ceasefire announced by Trump and Moscow said discussions were continuing.
Kyiv, Ukraine. Successive Russian attacks overnight and through Monday left several people dead and dozens injured in Ukraine. Kyiv said strikes against energy infrastructure breached a ceasefire covering those targets that US President Donald Trump had announced.
Kyiv calls for US enforcement
Speaking by video to a conference in Warsaw, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported that a Russian drone powered by a jet engine struck a Ukrainian gas production site at midnight. He also said multiple drones hit a petrol station.
Zelenskiy, who said media reports were his only source of information about the purported ceasefire, accused Russia of violating the arrangement announced by Trump.
He argued that a halt to energy attacks could succeed and represent significant progress towards ending the war, provided the United States intervened immediately to ensure Russian compliance. Ukraine, he said, was awaiting the terms agreed between Washington and Moscow, along with a concrete action the Americans were prepared to take.
According to Zelenskiy, Ukraine did not strike Russian refineries overnight. He nevertheless stressed that Moscow would have to halt attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure if it wanted Kyiv to suspend such operations.
Trump’s announcement and European response
Trump’s declaration that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop attacking one another’s energy infrastructure caught Kyiv and its European allies by surprise. The announcement came as the US president faced pressure over elevated energy prices ahead of the American midterm elections next month.
Trump also announced an agreement to purchase Russian diesel and urged Ukrainians to choose a replacement for their wartime president, Zelenskiy, through elections.
European allies of Ukraine questioned the proposed energy ceasefire and pressed Washington to maintain pressure on Moscow. Meanwhile, the EU approved its biggest sanctions package since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
Zelenskiy said elections, which have been suspended because of the war, would be possible if Moscow accepted a complete ceasefire lasting 60 days.
Moscow says discussions continue
Russia said discussions about a potential energy ceasefire remained under way. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said additional information would be made public in due course, but rejected Zelenskiy’s proposed 60-day truce.
Peskov said President Vladimir Putin and officials elsewhere in the Kremlin had repeatedly made clear that they were not seeking a ceasefire. Their goal, he said, was lasting peace, and they were willing to do everything possible to secure it.
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