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Peskov calls energy ceasefire ‘very good’ but ties it to tanker safety, sanctions relief

Moscow views the idea of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine positively, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sept. 15, Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported. At the same time, he said it would be effective only if strikes on Russian tankers stopped and some sanctions were lifted.

15 September, 03:22 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia keeps striking Ukraine’s energy despite ceasefire claims

Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s energy facilities, while the Defense Forces continue retaliatory strikes on businesses supplying Russia’s defense industry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 15.

15 September, 03:08 PM

Trump says Russia agreed to energy truce, but Kyiv says it did not

Russia has not agreed to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Moscow and Kyiv had reached a reciprocal agreement, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 14, citing a Ukrainian official.

15 September, 11:45 AM

Zelenskyy says Ukraine could stop energy strikes if Russia does the same

Ukraine should seek an “energy ceasefire” under which Russia would stop attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure and Kyiv would refrain from responding with equivalent strikes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 11.

12 September, 10:29 AM

Zelenskyy: Kyiv open to ‘energy ceasefire’

Ukraine would be prepared to pause strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure if Moscow commits to do the same, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 6.

6 April, 11:57 PM

Moscow floats energy ceasefire ahead of Geneva talks

A possible energy truce between Kyiv and Moscow is expected to be discussed at the Ukraine-U.S.-Russia trilateral meeting in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, Russia’s state propaganda agency TASS claimed on Feb. 16, citing an unnamed “Western source.”

16 February, 09:28 AM

Ukraine hands U.S. proof of Russian strikes after 'energy ceasefire'

Ukraine’s Embassy has submitted detailed evidence to the U.S. State Department documenting Russian strikes carried out after Moscow’s claims of an “energy ceasefire”, Suspilne wrote on Feb. 4.

4 February, 09:35 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia broke U.S.-backed energy pause with largest strike of the year

Russia has violated a U.S.-backed pause in attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, launching a record-scale strike just days after reportedly agreeing to hold fire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Feb. 3.

3 February, 07:10 PM

Ukraine reports halt in Russian energy attacks, but Kremlin narrows deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has stopped targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as of early Jan. 30 — except in Donetsk Oblast, where an airstrike hit gas facilities. He said the clock has started on what he called a weeklong energy ceasefire.

31 January, 12:11 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia’s overnight strikes will test Trump’s ceasefire deal with Putin

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States for working to halt Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, saying the next few nights will show whether Moscow is respecting what appears to be a fragile ceasefire.

30 January, 12:18 PM

ISW warns Russia’s energy truce could allow missile stockpiling for future mass attacks

Russia’s reported agreement to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for a week would not amount to a genuine concession, since the Kremlin continues to reject long-term ceasefire proposals and has previously used short-term pauses to advance its own political agenda, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment from Jan. 29.

30 January, 11:52 AM

Zelenskyy thanks Trump for securing winter truce on Russia’s energy strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump for reportedly securing a Russian pledge not to strike Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during the winter cold, he said on Jan. 29.

30 January, 12:28 AM

Trump says Putin agreed to pause Kyiv strikes after his personal request

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he personally asked Russian dictator Vladimir Putin not to bomb Kyiv or other Ukrainian cities for one week — and that Putin agreed. Trump made the statement during a Cabinet meeting on Jan. 29.

29 January, 09:00 PM

Kremlin sidesteps reports of alleged ‘energy ceasefire’ with Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on reports that Russia and Ukraine had reached a so-called “energy ceasefire.”

29 January, 02:05 PM

Russia eyes new wave of strikes on Ukraine after 'energy ceasefire' ends - ISW

The aggressor state Russia may soon announce its unofficial ceasefire on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and resume long-range strikes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 15.

16 April 2025, 11:15 AM

Ukraine denies Russian claims of energy strike violations

The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff denied fresh Russian claims that Ukraine violated the energy ceasefire agreement by targeting Russian energy facilities, calling the accusations false and unsubstantiated, the General Staff said in a Telegram post on March 27.

27 March 2025, 06:19 PM

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