According to Zelenskyy, it is clear that Russia is not ready to accept an energy ceasefire.
Six Ukrainian power plants has been hit by Russian attacks on Monday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
On the social platform X, the president writes about continued attacks despite a so-called energy ceasefire announced by the United States.
– It is increasingly clear that Russia is not willing to accept an energy truce proposed by the United States, Zelensky writes.
On Sunday, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on his own on Truth Social that Ukraine and Russia had reached an energy ceasefire. Both parties had agreed to it, and it would take effect immediately, Trump stressed
But Zelenskyj said on Monday that he found out through the media that the US had declared an energy ceasefire.
Meanwhile, Russia’s presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, refrained from commenting on the matter.
– The contacts continue. As soon as we have something to say on the matter, we will inform you, Peskov said on Monday at a press conference directly asked about the ceasefire.
Trump is under pressure ahead of the midterm elections because of high energy prices.
On Friday, he announced an agreement to buy diesel from Russia, and over the weekend he put pressure on Zelenskyi to stop attacks on Russian energy targets.
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