US President Trump announces energy infrastructure deal as Russia-Ukraine strikes persist
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement between Kyiv and Moscow on energy targets, even as shelling and drone attacks persist.
US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to refrain from targeting each other's energy infrastructure. However, military hostilities continue across multiple regions. Ukrainian officials reported two fatalities and 14 injuries following shelling in Kherson. Meanwhile, drone strikes in Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions left seven people wounded.
In diplomatic actions, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian strike on a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border, framing it as an attempt to intimidate European partners. The EU also formally extended its sanctions regime against Moscow. Domestically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general.
Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro).
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