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Trump-announced Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire
The story so farTrump announced on Sunday, in a social media post, an immediate 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine covering oil refineries, power plants and other energy infrastructure, but gave no details and Moscow declined on Monday to say whether an agreement had been reached. Zelensky said he had not seen the details of Trump's energy ceasefire but would support it if Moscow does, and he reported that Russia struck power plants immediately after the announcement. Republican and Democratic US senators called on Trump to 'reverse course' on the deal to supply 300,000 tons of Russian diesel, saying it runs counter to a 2022 US law barring imports of Russian energy.
Still watching
- Will Russia agree to the 60-day ceasefire that Zelensky says would allow Ukrainian elections?
- Will the US carry out its threat to block arms procurement for Ukraine over refinery strikes?
- Will Trump reverse the Russian diesel deal after bipartisan criticism from senators?
- Will Russia confirm or agree to the energy ceasefire Trump announced?
- Will Ukraine's strikes on Russian technology sites continue to expand?
- What is the confirmed death toll from the Zaporizhzhia strikes, given the differing official counts?
How it developed
Trump-announced Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire
- Trump announced on Sunday, in a social media post, an immediate 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine covering oil refineries, power plants and other energy infrastructure, but gave no details and Moscow declined on Monday to say whether an agreement had been reached.
- Zelensky said he had not seen the details of Trump's energy ceasefire but would support it if Moscow does, and he reported that Russia struck power plants immediately after the announcement.
- Republican and Democratic US senators called on Trump to 'reverse course' on the deal to supply 300,000 tons of Russian diesel, saying it runs counter to a 2022 US law barring imports of Russian energy.
US trilateral talks to end Russia-Ukraine war
- US, Ukrainian and European negotiators held talks in Miami seeking a common proposal to end the war in Ukraine, with US envoy Steve Witkoff saying the renewed negotiations aim to secure lasting peace before winter.
- Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed at least seven to eleven people, including children, though officials' death tolls differ by source.
- Russian drones have hit two bridges in Kyiv and one in Zaporizhzhia over the past week, as Moscow expands its air war against Ukraine's infrastructure.
Kremlin agrees with Rubio that Ukraine conflict is stalemated
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