# Trump's Energy Ceasefire Sparks Confusion

> Trump claims Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire as Russia strikes power plants.
- Title: Trump's Energy Ceasefire Sparks Confusion · The Straits Times
- Summary: Trump claims Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire as Russia strikes power plants. Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia on Oct 11, but…
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/europe/trumps-energy-ceasefire-sparks-confusion-as-russia-strikes-ukraine
- Published: 2026-10-11T22:30:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, zelensky, russia, ukraine, energy ceasefire, diesel deal, us sanctions, news, world
## Trump Announces Energy Ceasefire
Trump declared an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia on Oct 11, urging both sides to comply.

> Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine
## Ukraine Reports Power Plant Strikes
Ukraine reported Russian strikes on multiple power plants including Kyiv and Kharkiv on Oct 11.

> Russia struck multiple Ukrainian power plants on Oct 11
## Zelensky Expresses Surprise
Zelensky expressed surprise at the ceasefire announcement but supported it, urging Russia to comply.

> Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well
## Russia Unconfirmed Agreement
Russia has not confirmed its agreement to the ceasefire announcement.

> Russia has yet to confirm its agreement
## Ukraine's Western Allies Support Ceasefire
Ukraine's Western allies including Britain, France, Canada and the EU supported the ceasefire on Oct 11.

> The ceasefire appeared to garner support on oct 11 from ukraine key western allies
## Criticism of US-Russia Diesel Deal
Ukraine and Western allies criticized Trump's temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel as a weak decision.

> The diesel deal was a weak decision
## Trump's Response to Criticism
Trump suggested Ukraine needs a new president to resolve the war, while Zelensky defended his leadership.

> it's up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader
## Key takeaway

Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia on Oct 11, but Ukraine reported Russian strikes on power plants causing outages.