Trump announces energy ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had pushed for a 60-day full ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia has attacked its energy sites despite a ceasefire deal announced earlier in the day by US President Donald Trump, which aimed at protecting fuel infrastructure. The announcement followed Trump's claim that both countries had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire' after mutual attacks on energy infrastructure increased pressure on global energy prices. 'Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed,' Trump wrote on social media. 'Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter.' Zelenskyy initially denied any knowledge of the agreement, stating it was 'news to him,' according to Axios. 'Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian ‘shaheds’ all day today,' he wrote on X, adding that Kyiv would support such a truce if Moscow also complied. 'There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too. A power plant in Kharkiv was attacked this evening,' he added. There was no immediate announcement from the Kremlin addressing the claim. Zelenskyy had previously stated on Sunday that he would organize elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day full ceasefire. On Saturday, Trump criticized Zelenskyy for attacking Russian oil refineries, the day after the US temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuel that were originally imposed to weaken Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine. 'He better damn well stop,' Trump told reporters at the White House. 'I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,' he added. Earlier on Saturday, Zelenskyy stated that Trump’s announcement of the diesel deal with Putin had emboldened Moscow. Kyiv urged Washington to pressure Moscow for serious negotiations to end the four-and-a-half-year war. 'Today, Russia said thank you for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia,' Zelenskyy said. 'Last night provided yet more confirmation that Russia perceives any easing of pressure as a signal that it can supposedly keep fighting, that it can supposedly keep dropping bombs on cities. Different signals are needed.' The southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has been a frequent target of Russian bombardment, with attacks intensifying in recent months. On Saturday, a six-year-old girl was among those killed in Zaporizhzhia when one attack reduced part of an apartment block to rubble. Her grandfather, Anatoliy Chumniy, stood sobbing over her body, laid on the ground in a white bag, after rescuers pulled her from the wreckage. In response to Trump’s suggestion of a new leader, Zelenskyy stated, 'it’s up to Ukrainians' to choose their leader and noted that Putin would also like to change who is leading Ukraine. Earlier on Sunday, Zelenskyy indicated that Ukraine was ready to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow ceases its own attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.