Trump insists energy ceasefire holds as Ukraine reports new Russian strikes

What the report says

US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure, even as both sides gave conflicting accounts of whether the pause was being honored. Al Jazeera reported that Trump on Monday again urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end what he called a “ridiculous” war.

The article said Zelenskyy accused Russian forces of striking at least six Ukrainian energy facilities after Trump announced the ceasefire idea on Sunday. Kyiv said it had not carried out overnight attacks on Russian refineries and was willing to back an energy truce, but it also said it was becoming clear Moscow would not comply. Russian officials, by contrast, rejected the idea of a pause in fighting and said military operations would continue.

Al Jazeera noted that Trump’s announcement surprised Ukraine and European allies, especially after his administration had recently eased some US sanctions on Russian diesel. The report said the move drew criticism in Europe and from some US lawmakers, who argued it risked weakening pressure on Moscow. The piece also said European Union foreign ministers responded by approving a new round of sanctions on Russia.

The reported disagreement matters because attacks on energy infrastructure have been a major feature of the war since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with winter approaching and pressure building over energy supplies, battlefield momentum and diplomacy.