US President Donald Trump announced Monday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure facilities in both countries, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's readiness for the step was conditional on partners guaranteeing Moscow's compliance with a similar agreement.
Trump announces understanding on energy facilities
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that Ukraine had agreed not to strike Russian energy targets and that Russia had agreed to reciprocate. He attributed most of the global rise in diesel prices to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump had called on Zelenskyy Sunday to halt attacks on Russian refineries, holding him responsible for the global diesel shortage.
He told reporters at the Dunbeg resort on Ireland's west coast that the Ukrainian president should stop targeting diesel fuel in Russia, adding that Ukraine could strike other targets. Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said in remarks posted on Telegram Monday that his country was ready to halt attacks on Russia if partners guaranteed that Moscow would refrain from targeting Ukraine's energy facilities, infrastructure and food supply routes.
Zelenskyy seeks guarantees for implementing agreement
Zelenskyy said Ukraine was not confident that Russia was prepared to honor any agreement, but considered easing tensions over critical infrastructure a possible first step toward peace. He added that Kyiv was awaiting specific measures from its partners.
The Ukrainian president confirmed his country's readiness to sign an agreement preventing attacks on Russian infrastructure, provided that it was credible and long-term and had a real impact on people's lives.
