[UPDATE] Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire; Moscow has not confirmed it
A White House official told Axios the proposal covers only oil refineries on both sides, not power plants or the electric grid.
Trump said Sunday, Oct. 11, that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire starting immediately. He published no terms, and Moscow has not publicly confirmed it. Kyiv's answer. Volodymyr Zelensky (President, Ukraine) said the deal was news to him, and that Ukraine would join if Russia did: “If President Trump negotiated it with Putin, please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready, and we will accept it.” Christopher Miller of the Financial Times reported that Zelensky's office had no information about the deal. The strikes. After the announcement, Ukrainian officials reported Russian attacks on power facilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Still open. Whether Russia accepts at all, and when any halt would start. The same White House official said Russia was still considering the proposal.
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Days before Sunday, Oct. 11, Trump said Ukraine needs “a new president” and told Zelensky to stop striking Russian oil refineries. A U.S. official told Axios that Trump struck a Russian diesel deal after Zelensky ignored half a dozen U.S. requests to halt those strikes.