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President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire halting attacks on oil refineries. The announcement followed widespread backlash from lawmakers regarding a separate U.S. deal to import Russian diesel. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the ceasefire news as good news, though reports noted ongoing strikes and initial surprise from Kyiv.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that President Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine following a controversial deal to acquire diesel from Russia.
Left-leaning outlets like NBC News and The New York Times heavily emphasize the intense bipartisan backlash and criticism regarding the Russian diesel deal and sanctions relief. Center outlets like PBS NewsHour and BBC News focus on the surprise nature of the announcement and Ukraine's response regarding ongoing infrastructure attacks. Right-leaning outlets like Breitbart News and Fox News highlight Trump's announcement while balancing the ceasefire details alongside Zelenskyy's comments on elections or the necessity of stopping energy strikes.
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Trump announces energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
President Trump on Sunday announced that an energy ceasefire deal has been reached between Russia and Ukraine, days after his administration announced a deal to acquire diesel from Russia while lifting sanctions. "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Both parties have…
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President Trump's announcement Sunday about an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine referred to a potential deal that includes each side stopping attacks on oil refineries — and he expects Volodymyr Zelensky to abide by it, a White House official said. The official said if attacks on oil refineries cease, a deal to stop hitting power plants and…
Ukrainian president says the deal is ‘news to me’ and that Russia is still attacking energy infrastructure. Plus, investigation into continuing mystery of Havana syndromeGood morning. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said it was “news to me” after Donald Trump announced a partial ceasefire deal in the Ukraine war. The US president had…
High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races.
President Donald Trump is facing growing bipartisan backlash following his announcement of a deal to temporarily lift U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel fuel. The move, aimed at lowering fuel prices in the United States ahead of the midterm elections, has members of Congress from both parties saying the deal may be illegal. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for…
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President Trump on Sunday announced that an energy ceasefire deal has been reached between Russia and Ukraine, days after his administration announced a deal to acquire diesel from Russia while lifting sanctions. "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Both parties have…
President Trump’s deal with Russia to permit the country’s diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace saw growing backlash on Sunday, before the president announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The deal will have Russia “immediately release 300,000 tons of diesel to address concerns over rising energy costs due to the global fuel…
Moscow did not immediately comment. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that while his country "welcomed" the announcement by Trump as "good news for everyone," Russia was still hitting energy infrastructure in Kyiv and in the city of Kharkiv.
The US president made the announcement in a social media post, which was an apparent surprise to Ukraine and Russia is yet to comment.
President Trump announced a deal to import Russian fuel to the U.S. We look at what this means for the sanctions he recently signed off on against Russia, as well as the U.S.'s support for Ukraine.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately.
If Russia doesn't agree to Trump's energy ceasefire, Ukraine will respond, Zelenskyy said in a live-streamed address Monday morning.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to President Donald Trump’s calls for new leadership in the war-torn country on Sunday, saying elections will be held if Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to a two-month ceasefire. Speaking with ABC News’s This Week, Zelensky said the next leader of Ukraine will be decided by its people and acknowledged…
President Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have reached an energy cease-fire days after he roiled Kyiv by unveiling a diesel purchasing deal with Moscow.
President Donald Trump declared an immediate energy ceasefire, but his recent deal easing Russian diesel exports drew sharp criticism from Kyiv.
'Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!'
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire on attacking each other's respective energy industries, which have increasingly become targets as the war on the frontline has largely devolved into a stalemate.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "ENERGY CEASEFIRE," President Donald Trump announced.
Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos give their takes on Trump’s latest deal with Vladimir Putin and why Trump suddenly announced an energy ceasefire.
