Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of violating an “energy ceasefire” announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, urging Washington to ensure Moscow abides by the agreement as the Kremlin said contacts over a possible truce were ongoing.
Russia attacked gas production facilities belonging to Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz in the Kharkiv region overnight, causing a fire and damaging critical equipment, the company said Monday.
Ukrainian drone attacks, meanwhile, appeared to spare Russian oil refineries overnight after Trump made the surprise announcement that the ceasefire had taken immediate effect.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that contacts over a possible energy ceasefire were continuing. He declined to say whether it would apply only to oil refineries, saying further information would be released in due course.
“There were Russian violations of the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump,” Zelensky told a security conference in Warsaw via video link.
Zelensky said he had learned about the agreement through the media and was awaiting details of the terms discussed by Washington and Moscow.
“This energy ceasefire, it can work, and it can become a major step toward ending the war if the Americans truly step in now and make sure Russians respect it,” he said.
The Kremlin has not formally confirmed that it agreed to a ceasefire. Sources close to the Russian government told Bloomberg that Moscow remained skeptical that Washington could deliver a binding agreement on terms favorable to Russia.
