Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause energy infrastructure strikes

Donald Trump stated Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt energy strikes, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the country's prosecutor general.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to refrain from strikes against energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general. These political developments occurred amid ongoing hostilities across multiple regions.
Local officials reported two deaths and 14 injuries from Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region, while Ukrainian drone attacks injured seven people in Belgorod and Sochi. In Brussels, European Union Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated that a Russian strike on a train near the Polish border sought to intimidate and divide Kyiv's allies. In response to the ongoing conflict, the EU extended its restrictive measures against Russia.
Sources: CDM.
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