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French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Russia of continuing to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure despite United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of an energy ceasefire between the two countries.
Macron made the remarks on Monday, October 12, 2026, expressing doubts about the implementation of the proposed truce after reports of fresh Russian strikes on Ukrainian power facilities.
“There can only be progress if there is a real truce on both sides,” Macron told reporters, insisting that developments on the ground did not indicate that Russia had stopped targeting critical infrastructure.
“The facts show Russia has continued to bomb energy infrastructure in Ukraine in the last hours,” he said.
Macron added that the attacks on civilians and infrastructure had provided no reason for France to change its position on the conflict.
“There is currently no factual reason to change our position. Russia is continuing to bomb both civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine,” he said.
The French president, however, reaffirmed his support for efforts to establish an energy ceasefire and resume peace negotiations, while warning that diplomatic engagement should not involve yielding to Russian pressure.
“We say ‘yes’ to seeking an energy ceasefire and resuming peace talks, but ‘no’ to giving in to the Russian threat,” Macron added.
Fresh strikes reported on Ukrainian power facilities
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian strikes hit multiple power facilities across Ukraine on Sunday, including installations in Kyiv, the capital, and Kharkiv, in the eastern part of the country.
According to Zelensky, the attacks caused power outages, raising concerns about the protection of critical infrastructure amid ongoing efforts to secure a temporary halt to attacks on energy facilities.
In a social media post, Zelensky said a drone had struck a power plant in Kyiv, resulting in electricity disruptions in the capital.
He later reported another strike on the CHP-5 power plant in Kharkiv, while describing the scale of the drone activity over Ukraine.
“Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian ‘shaheds’ all day,” Zelensky said, referring to the type of drones used in the attacks.
The reported strikes came shortly after Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure, raising questions about whether the proposed arrangement had been communicated to both sides and put into effect.
Trump announces energy ceasefire
Trump announced the proposed energy ceasefire on Sunday morning in Washington, declaring that the arrangement would take effect immediately.
“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” the US president said.
The announcement was intended to signal a halt to attacks targeting energy infrastructure, which plays a critical role in electricity generation, heating and other essential services during the conflict.
However, the reported strikes in Ukraine prompted doubts about the implementation of the arrangement, with Macron stressing that a ceasefire could only produce meaningful progress if both sides observed it.
Trump’s declaration reportedly surprised officials in Kyiv, while Moscow had not publicly responded to the announcement at the time of the report.
The developments have underscored the challenges facing diplomatic efforts to reduce hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, particularly as attacks on energy facilities continue to threaten electricity supplies and civilian welfare.
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