Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire as Zelenskiy awaits details
Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacks on energy sites immediately, while Zelenskiy awaited details and Moscow had issued no response.
Kyiv, Ukraine. US President Donald Trump unexpectedly declared on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was awaiting the agreement’s details, while Moscow had not responded to the announcement.
Announcement and diplomatic contacts
Trump announced the agreement on Truth Social without providing further details.
“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote.
Zelenskiy said he had spoken about the announcement with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
A person with knowledge of the situation also said Zelenskiy was consulting European leaders on ways to ease tensions with Trump.
Pressure over refinery attacks
The announcement came after several days of intense pressure from Trump on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries. Trump has attributed rising diesel prices to those attacks, saying the increases are damaging his Republican Party before next month’s US midterm elections.
Relations deteriorated sharply on Saturday when Trump warned that Zelenskiy had “better damn well stop” the refinery attacks. He also called on Ukrainians to choose a different leader through new elections and said Zelenskiy had passed up several chances to reach an agreement with Moscow.
According to the person familiar with the situation, Washington threatened to end intelligence sharing with Ukraine and halt weapons procurement through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) system while pressing Kyiv to stop attacks on Russian energy facilities. The Financial Times had previously reported those threats.
The White House had not immediately answered a request for comment.
Earlier ceasefire claim
Trump had also declared an energy ceasefire in Ukraine in mid-September, but Russia and Ukraine never confirmed that they had reached such an agreement.
His war in Iran has been widely blamed for driving up fuel prices worldwide.
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