Russia and Ukraine reportedly agree to pause energy strikes as EU extends sanctions
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to pause energy infrastructure strikes, even as fighting persists and the EU extends sanctions against Moscow.
US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to suspend strikes against each other's energy infrastructure. The announcement coincides with the European Union extending its sanctions regime against Moscow in response to a Russian attack on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the rail incident, stating it aimed to "intimidate and divide Europeans."
Despite the reported agreement on energy targets, military operations persist across multiple fronts. Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region killed two people and wounded 14 others, while Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions reportedly injured seven people. Meanwhile in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general.
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