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Zelenskyy: Russia clearly not ready for ‘energy truce’

The Kremlin is evidently not prepared to accept a mutual halt on energy infrastructure attacks proposed by the United States at recent trilateral talks in the UAE, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 11.

11 February, 11:40 PM

Zelenskyy declares Russian energy facilities legitimate military targets

Energy facilities in Russia are legitimate military targets for Ukraine, as are military sites, because they finance Moscow’s war effort, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told students and faculty at the Kyiv Aviation Institute during an event marking the 120th anniversary of aircraft designer Oleh Antonov’s birth on Feb. 8.

8 February, 10:01 PM

ISW: Russia used ceasefire pause to prep massive Feb. 3 missile and drone assault

Russia’s large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine early on Feb. 3 shows Moscow was never serious about using a temporary halt in attacks on energy infrastructure to de-escalate the war or pursue meaningful peace talks, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Jan. 3 report.

4 February, 11:23 AM

Trump insists Putin ‘kept his word’ on energy truce, contradicting Zelenskyy

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin honored the agreed-upon terms of a temporary “energy truce” with Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Feb. 3.

4 February, 03:41 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

Russia strikes power grid as Ukraine braces for −30°C Arctic cold

Russia has resumed strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, knocking out electricity in four oblasts, the Energy Ministry said on Feb. 2.

2 February, 12:19 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

Ukraine will not strike Russian energy if Moscow stops – Zelenskyy

If Russia refrains from striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukraine is prepared to reciprocate by not targeting Russia’s energy facilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a meeting with journalists attended by a Radio NV correspondent on Jan. 30.

30 January, 01:41 PM

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

Missiles or moratorium: expert comments on energy ceasefire rumors

Oleksii Melnyk, head of foreign policy and international security programs at the Razumkov Center, told Radio NV whether Ukraine and Russia could have reached an energy truce, amid circulating posts by Russian “warbloggers” on Jan. 29.

29 January, 01:54 PM

U.S., Ukraine may propose ‘energy truce’ at UAE talks, report says

The United States and Ukraine could propose a pause in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure in exchange for Kyiv suspending attacks on Russia’s oil industry, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 22, citing informed sources.

22 January, 11:19 PM

Ukraine shares full list of Russia’s violations of the energy truce with global partners

Ukraine has presented a detailed list of Russia's violations of the so-called energy truce to international organizations and partners, including the US, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi on April 25.

25 April 2025, 06:48 PM

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