Zelenskyy sets condition for halting strikes on Russian energy facilities

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated Kyiv will cease targeting Russian energy sites only if Western allies guarantee Moscow stops attacking Ukrainian energy facilities, infrastructure, and food supply lines. The statement followed claims by former US President Donald Trump that both nations had agreed to a mutual halt on energy infrastructure strikes.

Meanwhile, hostilities continue across several regions. Local officials reported two fatalities and 14 injuries from Russian shelling in Kherson, while Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly injured seven people in Belgorod and Sochi. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian strike on a train near the Polish border, framing it as an attempt to divide and intimidate European partners. Separately, Zelenskyy dismissed Ukraine's state prosecutor.

Sources: CDM, N1