Zelensky Accuses Russia of Breaking Energy Ceasefire as Kremlin Says Talks Ongoing
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of violating an "energy ceasefire" announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying he had learned of the agreement through the media and was awaiting its terms. Naftogaz reported that Russian strikes overnight hit its gas production facilities in the Kharkiv region, causing a fire and damaging equipment. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said contacts over a possible energy ceasefire were continuing and declined to say whether it would apply only to oil refineries, while the Kremlin has not formally confirmed agreeing to one.
Why it matters: The episode bears on the briefing's energy theme, since the credibility of a US-brokered energy ceasefire bears on the continuity of Russian refining and Ukrainian gas production.