US President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire” in their war, which he said is “effective immediately”. He provided few other details, and neither Kyiv nor Moscow had commented so far. More information has been requested from the White House.
Trump has been urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure. Kyiv has said those strikes are vital to curbing revenue for Moscow’s war machine. Trump’s stated aim is to let Ukraine fulfil a recently struck deal to release diesel to the US and global market.
Zelensky open to halting strikes on energy sites
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier on Sunday that he was willing to halt the strikes if Russia stopped targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Attacks on that infrastructure have been intensifying ahead of winter.
Kyiv and Moscow yet to confirm terms
At the time of writing, neither government had publicly confirmed the arrangement or its terms. The story is being updated as more details emerge.
