Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was not honoring an energy ceasefire that President Donald Trump announced Sunday, while Ukraine was prepared to stop its own attacks on Russian energy facilities. Zelenskyy said Russian forces struck a power plant in Kharkiv, a gas-production facility and a civilian gas station within hours of the announcement.
Trump said the ceasefire took effect immediately and that both sides had agreed to stop striking energy infrastructure, but he did not publish detailed terms. When asked about the reported attacks, he said there had been violations on both sides. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not confirm Russia’s agreement, saying only that contacts were continuing.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine had refrained from striking Russian energy sites since Trump’s announcement and described a reciprocal halt as a possible first step toward ending the war. He also called for stronger U.S. Pressure on Moscow, arguing that progress depended on whether Russia was made to respect the arrangement.
The dispute followed a pattern of earlier ceasefire efforts that quickly faltered. Trump had previously said in September that Russia and Ukraine agreed not to strike each other’s energy infrastructure, but attacks continued. Ukraine’s government has said Russian strikes have a greater relative effect because they target systems that supply civilians with electricity, heat and water, while Ukrainian attacks mainly target Russian oil and gas facilities.
The latest attacks also intensified concern ahead of winter. A Russian drone strike on a Kyiv apartment building killed two people and injured nine, while a separate strike in the Kharkiv region killed three people and injured nine, including children.
European officials expressed skepticism that the arrangement would hold. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said there was no sign Russia would respect it and said a broader ceasefire should also prevent people from being killed. Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed to continue coordinating European support and to arrange a meeting of national security advisers in the E3-Ukraine format.