Russian strikes put Trump’s energy ceasefire in doubt
Under pressure over high energy prices ahead of next month’s US midterm elections, Trump blindsided Kyiv and its European allies over the weekend by declaring that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure.
“It is increasingly evident that Russia is unwilling to accept an energy ceasefire proposed by the United States and intends to continue its terrorist air attacks against our people and communities,” Zelenskyy said on X. “This is what happens when Russia sees the prospect of higher revenues for its war machine.”
Speaking by video link to a conference in Poland earlier, Zelenskiy identified two targets as a gas facility and a petrol station, both struck by Russian drones.
Trump announced the purported ceasefire days after unveiling a deal to buy diesel from Russia, which Zelenskyy criticised as a reversal of years of Western efforts to isolate the Russian economy.
Trump has also urged Ukrainians to remove Zelenskyy through an election, marking an unusually sharp exchange in a relationship strained since Trump returned to power in 2025.
It was the second time in a few weeks that Trump had announced an energy ceasefire without confirmation from either side.
Ukraine’s European allies voiced scepticism on Monday, reaffirmed their support for Kyiv and approved the largest single package of European Union sanctions since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
