Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after calling for Zelenskyy

President Trump said Sunday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an "energy ceasefire," shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to continue striking Russian oil refineries in response to criticism from Mr. Trump.
Mr. Trump previously took aim at the Ukrainian president's leadership, suggesting Zelenskyy should be replaced and blaming him for high diesel prices. The Ukrainian president clapped back, saying Russia alone was responsible for the war in Ukraine.
"It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to do so," he said, adding that any de-escalation must be reciprocal and backed by real guarantees.
Speaking to ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday morning, Zelenskyy said Ukrainians "want peace."
"About energy, I said it to President Trump ... to his team and to his people several times. We want peace," Zelenskyy said. "We are ready for ceasefire. We are ready to begin from any kind of steps of de-escalation."
"He has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide. Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well," Sybiha wrote.
Mr. Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S.
"I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does," Mr. Trump said.
Mr. Trump has sought to blame record U.S. diesel prices on Ukraine rather than the war in Iran, which has driven up world energy prices. Ukrainian and European officials reacted to the diesel deal with dismay, saying it will help pay for Russia's war effort.
"As a result of the drone attack, the infrastructure of Yandex's data center in Vladimir was damaged. Operations at the data center have been completely halted. There were no injuries," said the Yandex Cloud Telegram channel, which provides operational updates on service availability.
In Moscow, residents described disruption to everyday tasks. Pavel Belyavskiy, a driver for Yandex Taxi, said it was unclear whether orders were coming through at all, and that on several rides he had to cancel after waiting a long time because he could not reach the passenger.
Igor Mann said he went to check the status of an order on the Yandex Market shopping platform but the page was unavailable, and connecting through a VPN did not help. "Nothing worked," he said.
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- President Trump said Sunday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an "energy ceasefire," shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to continue striking Russian oil refineries in response to criticism from Mr. Trump.
- Mr. Trump previously took aim at the Ukrainian president's leadership, suggesting Zelenskyy should be replaced and blaming him for high diesel prices. The Ukrainian president clapped back, saying Russia alone was responsible for the war in
- "It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to do so," he said, adding that any de-escalation must be reciprocal and backed by real guarantees.
- Speaking to ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday morning, Zelenskyy said Ukrainians "want peace."
- "About energy, I said it to President Trump ... to his team and to his people several times. We want peace," Zelenskyy said. "We are ready for ceasefire. We are ready to begin from any kind of steps of de-escalation."