US President Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agree to stop energy strikes as combat continues
Donald Trump stated Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop strikes on energy infrastructure, though military action persists in Kherson, Belgorod, and Sochi alongside new EU sanction extensions.
US President Donald Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to refrain from targeting each other's energy infrastructure. Despite the announced agreement, military operations persist across multiple regions. Ukrainian officials reported two fatalities and 14 injuries due to shelling in the Kherson region, while drone attacks in Russia's Sochi and Belgorod regions left seven people wounded.
In diplomatic developments, 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 the act as an effort to intimidate European partners. Domestically, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a decree dismissing the nation's prosecutor general, while the European Union formally extended its sanction regime against Moscow.
Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro).
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