Trump claims Russia-Ukraine energy strike agreement amid ongoing attacks
Donald Trump announced an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to stop energy strikes, even as fighting killed two in Kherson and injured seven in Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy infrastructure. However, hostilities persisted on the ground. Russian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region killed two residents and injured 14 others, while Ukrainian drone strikes wounded seven people across Russia's Belgorod region and Sochi.
Diplomatic tensions also escalated following a Russian strike on a train near the Polish border. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the incident as an attempt to intimidate European partners. Concurrently, the EU renewed its sanctions against Moscow. In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky officially dismissed the prosecutor general.
Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)
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