US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, 11 October that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire covering attacks on energy infrastructure, following days of controversy over a proposed American diesel purchasing deal with Moscow, the New York Post reports.
‘Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter,’ President Trump wrote on his own social media platform Truth Social, declaring that the energy truce is effective immediately.
The announcement comes as Ukraine has been striking Russian energy facilities, particularly oil refineries, in retaliation for Russian attacks on Ukraine’s own energy infrastructure. The Trump administration has argued that Kyiv’s strikes have contributed to rising diesel prices by disrupting global supplies.
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According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the national average price of diesel in the United States currently stands at $6.28 per gallon, creating an additional economic and political challenge for the president ahead of the midterm elections. Meanwhile, the average price of a gallon of gas in the US stands at $4.385.
Although Washington has halted imports from Russia, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has maintained that Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries have affected the global diesel supply and contributed to higher prices for American consumers.
The ceasefire announcement follows Trump’s Friday phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. After the conversation, the US President outlined plans to purchase large quantities of Russian diesel: 300,000 tonnes immediately, another 500,000 tonnes in November, and a further one million tonnes afterwards.
The proposed purchases sparked sharp criticism from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukriane, who has described the move as a ‘betrayal’. The plan also drew bipartisan opposition in Washington, with critics questioning whether the administration could legally proceed without congressional approval under the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act of 2022.
This marks the second time President Trump has announced an energy infrastructure ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. The first such arrangement was announced by him in March 2025.
However, it quickly unravelled, with Moscow resuming attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure within days of the announcement of the supposed truce. The previous attempt therefore makes it questionable if the latest truce will hold, particularly as both sides have repeatedly accused each other of violating such arrangements.
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