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Trump Announces Energy Ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine War
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Energy Ceasefire Announcement
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on X that an “ENERGY CEASEFIRE” was in effect “effective immediately” between Russia and Ukraine. He claimed both parties had agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure and urged “Do not break it!” “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” — Donald Trump, after US president
Ukrainian and International Reactions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the announcement was new to him and that Ukraine would accept an energy truce only if Russia also halted attacks “The ceasefire announcement was news for me,” — Volodymyr Zelensky, ukrainian president. He added that Kyiv was awaiting details from the American side before any formal ceasefire could begin. In the same statement, Zelensky reported that Russian forces had carried out and killing and wounding “more than 700” “There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too,” — Volodymyr Zelensky, ukrainian president.
European leaders expressed conditional support. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham backed the idea of an energy truce while placing blame on Russia for continued attacks. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she “fully supported” Zelensky’s call for a ceasefire that would protect energy infrastructure and global food supplies, and announced that EU leaders would meet this week to discuss additional funding for Ukraine, including drones and missiles.
Ongoing Hostilities and Diplomatic Tensions
Within hours of Trump’s post, Russian strikes hit a power plant in eastern Ukraine; the Kremlin offered no comment on whether it would honor a ceasefire. Kyiv continued targeting Russian oil refineries, prompting a September 21 (occurred) phone call in which Trump urged Zelensky to stop those attacks, arguing they were raising global diesel prices.
The Financial Times reported that the United States was threatening to suspend the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), the weapons-funding mechanism supported by Europe and Australia (the latter pledged $100 million in June, following an earlier $50 million payment).
What’s Next
EU officials will convene later this week to finalize funding packages for Ukraine. Zelensky told U.S. broadcaster ABC that he could prepare a plan for a new presidential election if the United States could secure a two-month ceasefire with President Vladimir Putin.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” — Donald Trump, after US president
- “The ceasefire announcement was news for me,” — Volodymyr Zelensky, ukrainian president
- “There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too,” — Volodymyr Zelensky, ukrainian president