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Trump Claims Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire
Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop energy strikes immediately.
In brief
Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop energy strikes immediately. Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire to halt strikes on each other's infrastructure. Originally reported by Dw.
Trump's energy ceasefire claim
Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructure effective immediately.
“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine”
Zelenskyy's response
Zelenskyy called the ceasefire news for him and said Ukraine would accept it if Russia agreed.
“The ceasefire announcement was news for me. But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree”
Ukraine's energy strikes
Ukraine has increased long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries to reduce Moscow's fuel supplies.
“Ukraine will stop hitting Russian oil refineries if the Kremlin curbed its energy attacks”
Trump's diesel deal
Trump claimed he struck a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel before US midterm elections.
“Trump said Friday he had struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia”
International reactions
European Commission, UK, France and Canada supported the energy ceasefire call but Russia refused.
“Russia continues to refuse that”
Current strikes
Russia has struck Ukraine's power plants and transmission lines to lower civilian morale.
“Russia has repeatedly struck Ukraine's power plants and transmission lines around Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa”
The one thing
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire to halt strikes on each other's infrastructure.
