Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire; Zelensky says Kyiv had not been informed
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire covering attacks on energy infrastructure, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the announcement was “news for me” and neither Kyiv nor Moscow immediately confirmed an agreement.
“Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, without providing details. Zelensky told Axios that Ukraine would accept the arrangement if Russia did. He said Kyiv was awaiting information from Washington about when it would begin.
Zelensky separately said Ukraine was prepared to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. He later said Russian forces had struck a power plant in Kyiv and energy facilities in the Kharkiv region after Trump’s announcement. Ukrainian officials also reported that several energy sites were damaged Sunday.
The exchange followed Trump’s decision Friday to lift sanctions on Russian fuel and a subsequent dispute over Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. Trump criticized Zelensky and said Ukraine should choose a new president.
In response, Zelensky told ABC News that leadership was for Ukrainians to decide. He said he would organize an election if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a total 60-day ceasefire. Ukrainian law bars elections while martial law remains in effect following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Zelensky also rejected suggestions that Ukraine was responsible for rising fuel prices, attributing the increase to the war in the Middle East.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs two factual corrections about who confirmed the ceasefire and whether the sanctions lift was temporary. - "but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the announcement was “news for me” and Moscow did not immediately confirm an agreement.": Sources say neither Kyiv nor Moscow confirmed the agreement, and Zelensky said he knew nothing about a ceasefire deal; limiting non-confirmation to Moscow is misleading. - "The exchange followed Trump’s decision Friday to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian fuel and a subsequent dispute over Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.": Sources describe a diesel deal/lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, but do not say the sanctions lift was temporary.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire; Zelensky says Kyiv had not been informed
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate ceasefire covering attacks on energy infrastructure, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the announcement was “news for me” and neither Kyiv nor Moscow did not immediately confirmconfirmed an agreement.
“Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, without providing details. Zelensky told Axios that Ukraine would accept the arrangement if Russia did. He said Kyiv was awaiting information from Washington about when it would begin.
Zelensky separately said Ukraine was prepared to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. He later said Russian forces had struck a power plant in Kyiv and energy facilities in the Kharkiv region after Trump’s announcement. Ukrainian officials also reported that several energy sites were damaged Sunday.
The exchange followed Trump’s decision Friday to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian fuel and a subsequent dispute over Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. Trump criticized Zelensky and said Ukraine should choose a new president.
In response, Zelensky told ABC News that leadership was for Ukrainians to decide. He said he would organize an election if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a total 60-day ceasefire. Ukrainian law bars elections while martial law remains in effect following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Zelensky also rejected suggestions that Ukraine was responsible for rising fuel prices, attributing the increase to the war in the Middle East.
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