Overview
- President Donald Trump posted on Monday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure but provided no public text of an agreement.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would only halt its strikes if international partners can secure reliable Russian guarantees that attacks on electricity, energy facilities and food routes will stop.
- The Kremlin welcomed the U.S. proposal as a good idea while insisting any pause must include safe passage for seaborne exports and the lifting of sanctions, according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
- Despite the diplomatic exchange, both sides continued attacks on energy targets with Russian strikes on petrol stations in Kyiv and Ukrainian strikes reported on Russian refineries and related facilities.
- The dispute matters for global markets because sustained Ukrainian attacks on refineries and Russia’s ban on diesel exports have pushed diesel prices to record highs and kept supplies tight.