Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to avoid energy targets amid ongoing strikes
Trump announced a deal to spare energy infrastructure, while strikes continued in Kherson, Belgorod, and Sochi, and the EU extended sanctions on Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to refrain from targeting each other's energy infrastructure, despite ongoing military engagements across several fronts.
Local authorities reported that Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region killed two people and wounded 14 others. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strikes injured seven individuals across Russia's Belgorod region and the coastal city of Sochi.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general. Internationally, European Union diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border, describing it as an attempt to intimidate European allies. Following the incident, the EU extended its sanctions against Moscow.
Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro)
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Earlier coverage
- Oct 16, 2026, 05:30 PM UTCEU extends sanctions on Russia as energy strike pause claims emerge
- Oct 16, 2026, 05:00 PM UTCEU extends sanctions on Russia as cross-border strikes persist despite energy truce claims
- Oct 16, 2026, 02:00 PM UTCEU extends sanctions on Russia amid ongoing combat and train strike
- Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 AM UTCEU extends sanctions on Moscow as Trump claims energy strike pause
- Oct 16, 2026, 11:00 AM UTCTrump claims Russia-Ukraine energy target agreement amid ongoing clashes
- Oct 16, 2026, 07:30 AM UTCTrump claims Russia-Ukraine energy strike agreement amid ongoing attacks
- Oct 16, 2026, 05:00 AM UTCTrump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause energy strikes
- Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM UTCRussia and Ukraine agree to pause energy infrastructure strikes, Trump says
- Oct 15, 2026, 08:00 PM UTCUS announces energy strike deal between Russia and Ukraine as fighting persists
- Oct 15, 2026, 05:30 PM UTCTrump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt energy strikes as fighting continues