US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming both countries have agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure....
US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming both countries have agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he was unaware of any agreement, raising questions about whether the proposed truce has been formally agreed by both sides.
In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump declared: “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!”
He did not provide details of the agreement, including how it would be implemented, monitored or enforced.
Zelenskyy, responding to the announcement in an interview with Axios, said the proposed ceasefire had come as a surprise to Kyiv but indicated that Ukraine was prepared to accept it if Russia agreed to halt its attacks.
“If President Trump negotiated it with Putin, please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready and we will accept it,” Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian leader had earlier offered to suspend attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, insisting that any arrangement must be reciprocal.
There was no immediate confirmation from the Kremlin that Russia had agreed to the ceasefire, while the White House had yet to provide further details of Trump’s announcement.
The proposed truce comes amid continuing attacks on energy facilities on both sides, raising concerns about damage to electricity supplies, fuel production and other critical infrastructure as winter approaches.
Trump’s announcement also follows his recent criticism of Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil facilities, which he has linked to rising diesel prices.
The ceasefire, if implemented, could provide temporary relief to energy infrastructure and civilian populations affected by repeated strikes.
However, uncertainty over the terms and the lack of clear confirmation from both governments leave its immediate prospects unclear.