Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause strikes on energy infrastructure
US President Donald Trump announced an energy infrastructure agreement between Moscow and Kyiv as fighting and diplomatic maneuvers continue.
US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure, even as fighting continued on the ground.
Despite the reported agreement, military strikes persisted across several regions. Local officials reported two deaths and 14 injuries following shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia's Belgorod region and Sochi reportedly injured seven people.
Diplomatically, European Union leaders extended sanctions against Moscow. Following a strike on a train near Ukraine's border with Poland, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated the attack aimed to intimidate Europeans. In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the country's prosecutor general.
Sources: CDM.
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