Zelenskyy says Russia violated Trump’s energy ceasefire

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Ukraine accuses Russia of striking energy sites hours after Trump’s announcement; EU adds nearly 1,600 sanctions on Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Warsaw Security Forum that Russia violated the “energy ceasefire” announced by US President Donald Trump on Sunday, citing overnight strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities including a Naftogaz gas plant in Kharkiv region. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Zelenskyy said Ukraine would respond if Russia continued attacks and urged Washington to ensure Moscow’s compliance; he added that he first learned of the deal through the media. [1] [3] [4]

The EU announced nearly 1,600 new sanctions on Russia’s military-industrial complex, its largest expansion since the war began, while French President Emmanuel Macron and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said they had seen no Russian adherence to the truce. [1] [3] [4]

Sources

  1. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’

    Al Jazeera · · Full text

  2. Putin is breaching Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’, Zelenskyy says

    Financial Times · · Summary only

  3. Ukraine says Russia launched strikes hours after Donald Trump announced an 'energy ceasefire'

    DW English · · Full text

  4. 俄乌“能源停火"? 基辅指俄罗斯继续打击其能源设施 欧盟批准涉俄新制裁

    RFI Chinese · · Full text

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