President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is willing to back an energy ceasefire if Moscow does the same, adding it could “become a major step toward ending the war”
It comes after Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that such a truce had been reached between Ukraine and Russia. “Effective immediately,” he added
Ukraine’s President Zelensky says that “immediately after” the announcement from Trump, Russia hit a power plant in Ukraine
Meanwhile, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Kyiv doesn’t deserve the “respite” a ceasefire would bring
Earlier, when asked about an energy truce, a Kremlin spokesman said: “As soon as we have something to say on the matter, we will inform you”
Trump has been urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure so Moscow can fulfil a recently struck deal to release diesel to the US and the global market
Russia has ramped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure every winter since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion in 2022
