Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agree to pause strikes on energy infrastructure

US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure, as fighting entered its 1,663rd day. The reported understanding comes despite ongoing military action, including artillery shelling in Kherson that left two dead and drone attacks causing injuries in Belgorod and Sochi.

Concurrently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree dismissing the country's prosecutor general. In Brussels, European Union officials voted to prolong existing sanctions against Moscow. Commenting on a separate Russian strike near the Ukrainian border with Poland, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned that the attack was intended to intimidate and divide European nations.

Sources: CDM.