Trump announces an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine
Zelensky stated that Ukraine is ready to respect the agreement if Russia also undertakes to stop its attacks on the energy infrastructure.
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Zelensky stated that Ukraine is ready to respect the agreement if Russia also undertakes to stop its attacks on the energy infrastructure.
It's reported that Ukraine is right now facing intense diplomatic pressure and coercion from the Trump administration to end the war quickly.
In a new turn of the war between Russia and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to stop attacks on the energy infrastructure of both countries, a measure he had been demanding in recent days. In his social network Truth Social, the head of the White House spoke of an "energy ceasefire" with "immediate effect" and warned: "Do not break it." We discussed the issue with Mark Voyger, international analyst and president of KINGS, Kyiv Institute of National and Global Security.
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