Zelensky: An Energy Truce Must Exist in Reality, Not Just on Truth Social
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was ready to support an energy truce with Russia, but stressed that its terms must be clarified and applied symmetrically. He made the remarks at the Warsaw Security Forum after US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Moscow and Kyiv had supposedly reached an agreement.
Zelensky said Ukraine had not taken part in negotiations on the arrangement and had learned about it from the media. Kyiv is now awaiting details from Washington and Moscow. He also said Ukrainian forces had not struck Russian oil refineries during the night before his speech.
Ukraine’s proposed terms are to halt strikes on Russian refineries in exchange for Russia stopping attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure. According to BBC sources in the Ukrainian government, a model reported by Western media — under which Russia would refrain from striking Ukraine’s damaged refinery while Kyiv left dozens of Russian facilities untouched — has little chance of being implemented.
Trump had said the energy truce would take effect immediately but provided no details. A White House official later told Axios that his announcement may have referred to a potential agreement to stop attacks on oil refineries, which could subsequently lead to a broader arrangement covering other energy infrastructure.
On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said contacts on the issue were continuing but did not specify whether they involved the United States or Ukraine. He reiterated that Moscow preferred a lasting peace to a short-term ceasefire.
Amid the uncertainty over the proposed truce, Zelensky also responded to Trump’s calls for elections in Ukraine. He said Kyiv was prepared to organise a vote if Russia agreed to a full 60-day ceasefire.
“We need an energy truce in the real world, not just on Truth Social,” Zelensky said at the end of his speech in Warsaw.
Ukraine’s proposed terms are to halt strikes on Russian refineries in exchange for Russia stopping attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure. According to BBC sources in the Ukrainian government, a model reported by Western media — under which Russia would refrain from striking Ukraine’s damaged refinery while Kyiv left dozens of Russian facilities untouched — has little chance of being implemented.
Trump had said the energy truce would take effect immediately but provided no details. A White House official later told Axios that his announcement may have referred to a potential agreement to stop attacks on oil refineries, which could subsequently lead to a broader arrangement covering other energy infrastructure.
On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said contacts on the issue were continuing but did not specify whether they involved the United States or Ukraine. He reiterated that Moscow preferred a lasting peace to a short-term ceasefire.
Amid the uncertainty over the proposed truce, Zelensky also responded to Trump’s calls for elections in Ukraine. He said Kyiv was prepared to organise a vote if Russia agreed to a full 60-day ceasefire.
“We need an energy truce in the real world, not just on Truth Social,” Zelensky said at the end of his speech in Warsaw.
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