U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed support but stated he is awaiting details from the U.S. side.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," stating the arrangement was "effective immediately." The announcement was made via a post on Truth Social, though the White House did not provide further clarification on the terms.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying Ukraine supports the ceasefire but emphasized that Russia must also agree to it. "Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side," Zelenskyy wrote on social media. He added that Ukraine "always FULLY supports steps toward de-escalation, the protection of lives, and the decisions needed to end the war and guarantee lasting peace."
Prior to the announcement, Zelenskyy told ABC’s "This Week" that Ukraine was ready to stop striking Russian refineries if Moscow halted attacks on Ukraine’s energy system. He asked Trump to press the Kremlin to agree to this reciprocal halt. "We are asking President Trump, (to) give them (a) signal, not (to) attack energy infrastructure of Ukraine," he said.
Moscow did not immediately comment on Trump’s announcement. Russian state news agency TASS published a story about the post but did not include statements from the Russian side. According to POLITICO, Zelenskyy reported that Russia struck the CHPP-5 power plant in Kharkiv after Trump’s announcement was made.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continued operations against Russian infrastructure. On Sunday, a drone attack shut down a data center run by Russian technology giant Yandex in the city of Vladimir, east of Moscow. This marked the third strike on Yandex facilities in four days. Yandex said operations were "completely halted," causing outages in dozens of Russian cities and neighboring countries including Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Armenia.
The ceasefire announcement follows a period of tension between Trump and Zelenskyy. On Saturday, Trump said it was time for Ukraine to get a new president and blamed Zelenskyy for rising diesel prices in the U.S. Trump had recently struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia to address fuel prices ahead of U.S. midterm elections.
In response to Trump’s criticism, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. "Give us two months, 60 days off. Total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections," Zelenskyy said. He noted that Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia’s invasion in 2022, and the Constitution bars elections while it remains in force. "With all respect to President Trump, it’s up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader," he added.
Search and rescue operations ended in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia following a Russian bombing on Saturday. Authorities reported that 23 people were killed, including four children, and more than 30 people were wounded. Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the regional defense council, confirmed that eight of the wounded remain hospitalized.
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