Trump claims Russia-Ukraine energy strike deal as EU extends sanctions

US President Donald Trump stated that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to refrain from targeting energy infrastructure, even as hostilities continue across the region. On the ground, local officials reported two fatalities and 14 injuries from shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region, while Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly injured seven individuals in Sochi and Russia's Belgorod region.

Concurrently, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned that a recent Russian strike on a train near the Polish border aimed to intimidate European partners and create divisions. Following the incident, the bloc extended its sanctions regime against Moscow. In domestic political developments, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree removing the country's prosecutor general from office.

Sources: CDM.