Russia and Ukraine agree to pause energy infrastructure strikes, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt energy strikes, even as fighting persists on the ground and the EU extends sanctions against Moscow.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to refrain from attacking energy infrastructure targets, though hostilities persist across multiple fronts. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian shelling in the Kherson region killed two people and injured 14 others. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russia's Belgorod region and Sochi left seven people wounded.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general. Concurrently, European Union diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border, characterising it as an attempt to intimidate European allies. Following the incident, the EU extended its sanctions against Moscow.
Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)
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