Zelenskyy Conditions Energy Ceasefire on US Guarantee as Trump Claims Deal Without Evidence
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 15
Zelenskyy Conditions Energy Ceasefire on US Guarantee as Trump Claims Deal Without Evidence
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 15
Summary
Ukraine will stop striking Russian energy targets only if Russia halts attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure and the US guarantees compliance, Zelenskyy said, rejecting any immediate ceasefire despite Trump's claim.
Zelenskyy said Kyiv has seen no genuine Russian willingness to end the war and would take de-escalatory steps only if Washington secured an honest, long-term Russian commitment.
Trump had linked diesel shortages and high prices to Ukrainian refinery strikes, but Russia has already banned diesel exports to tackle domestic shortages caused by those attacks.
The ceasefire dispute unfolded as the war widened elsewhere: a Russian strike on a warehouse in Pryluky killed 3 people and injured 7, while a Nato jet shot down a drone over Lithuania.