WASHINGTON, DC / EuroWire / – U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure. Trump announced the arrangement on Sunday and said it would begin immediately. He described it as an “energy ceasefire” but did not publish detailed terms. By Monday, Russia had not issued a public statement confirming the agreement. Ukraine said it supported a reciprocal halt while seeking further information from Washington.
Trump disclosed the agreement through his Truth Social account and called on both countries to observe it. The White House had not released a separate document defining which sites would receive protection. No public monitoring system or enforcement process had been announced. The Kremlin also had not provided its own confirmation of the ceasefire. That left key details unresolved as officials discussed how the proposed halt would apply to energy facilities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was prepared to stop attacks on Russian energy infrastructure under reciprocal conditions. He welcomed Trump’s announcement but said the commitment needed to take effect in practice. Zelenskyy said Ukraine expected Russia to follow the same restrictions. He also said Ukrainian officials were waiting for clearer information from the United States. Kyiv continued consultations with U.S. officials and European partners following the announcement.
Ukraine reports continued attacks on energy sites
Zelenskyy said Russian forces continued attacking Ukrainian targets after Trump announced the energy ceasefire. He cited a strike on the CHP-5 combined heat and power plant in Kharkiv. Ukrainian officials said the strike occurred after the U.S. president’s announcement. Zelenskyy also reported continued drone and glide bomb activity across Ukraine. His office said Russian forces had carried out more than 200 attacks on electricity generation and transmission facilities during the previous week.
Ukraine also reported 17 strikes on gas and oil facilities during the same period. Earlier Sunday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine would stop targeting Russian refineries if Moscow halted attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Trump had urged Kyiv to stop striking Russian oil facilities before announcing the latest arrangement. His ceasefire statement came after he disclosed a separate U.S.-Russia diesel supply agreement on Friday. Global fuel markets remained elevated during the period.
Russia has not publicly confirmed arrangement
Trump made a similar announcement in September, when he said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop striking energy infrastructure. Neither government formally confirmed that earlier arrangement, and attacks continued afterward. The latest proposal again covers energy facilities rather than all military operations. Russia and Ukraine have continued using drones and missiles during the war. Both sides have also targeted energy assets as part of their long-range strike campaigns.
As of Monday, Moscow had not publicly confirmed the latest energy ceasefire or defined which facilities it considered protected. Ukraine said it accepted the principle of a mutual halt and had issued instructions following Trump’s statement. Zelenskyy said Kyiv expected Russia to observe the same limits. Public statements had not established a joint verification system, enforcement procedure or fixed duration. The ceasefire therefore remained dependent on further confirmation and implementation by the governments involved.