Zelenskyy conditions energy strike pause on Western guarantees following Trump claim

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv will only cease strikes on Russian energy targets if Western allies ensure Moscow simultaneously halts attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, critical infrastructure, and food supply routes. The statement followed claims by former US President Donald Trump that both nations had agreed to suspend targeting energy facilities.

Meanwhile, hostilities persist across multiple regions. Local authorities reported two people killed and 14 injured in Russian shelling in the Kherson area, while Ukrainian drone strikes injured seven people in Sochi and Belgorod. Additionally, EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian attack on a train near the Polish border, describing it as a deliberate effort to intimidate and divide European nations. Separately, Zelenskyy issued a decree dismissing Ukraine’s state prosecutor.

Sources: CDM, N1