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What happened
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he was not informed of an energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump. Ukrainian officials and leaders report that Russia has continued to strike energy infrastructure in Ukraine despite the claimed agreement. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Zelenskyy have also demanded a broader ceasefire covering the entire energy sector.
Reports across the spectrum agree that Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, but that Ukrainian officials stated they were unaware of the deal while Russia continued to target energy infrastructure.
Left-leaning outlet The Guardian highlighted Zelenskyy being blindsided and mentioned a separate investigation into Havana syndrome. Center outlets like The Hill and Bloomberg focused on the ongoing infrastructure attacks and diplomatic demands involving Germany for a broader truce. Right-leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, and The Daily Caller emphasized that neither side had agreed to the deal and quoted Zelenskyy regarding Russian drones ignoring the announcement.
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Russia targets Ukraine energy facilities despite Trump ‘energy ceasefire’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, violating what Trump claimed was an energy ceasefire agreed to between the two countries. Zelensky said Russian forces struck a thermal power plant in Kharkiv and other energy facilities, despite Trump’s declaration on Sunday that both…
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Source context: 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 an…
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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…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia has continued to strike Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, violating what Trump claimed was an energy ceasefire agreed to between the two countries. Zelensky said Russian forces struck a thermal power plant in Kharkiv and other energy facilities, despite Trump’s declaration on Sunday that both…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regard an “energy truce” announced by Donald Trump covering Russian oil refineries as too narrow and want Moscow to accept a broader ceasefire in the power sector, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of violating an energy ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump, saying Russian drones struck Ukrainian energy facilities hours after the agreement was revealed. “Putin does not read Truth Social, and his ‘Shahed’ drones follow a different set of instructions,” Zelensky said Monday at the Warsaw…
President Donald Trump’s “energy ceasefire” was never agreed to by either side of the war in Ukraine, as Russia continues to pound Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The truth…
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