
Summary
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President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia hit a power plant in Ukraine “immediately after” Donald Trump announced what he called an energy ceasefire
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“It’s clear Putin doesn’t read Truth Social,” says Zelensky, referring to the US president’s social media post on Sunday
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Zelensky says Ukraine is willing to back an energy truce if Moscow does as well, adding that it could “become a major step toward ending the war”
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It is clear an exhausted Zelensky was appealing to the US leader, says our correspondent
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A Kremlin spokesman says only: “As soon as we have something to say on the matter, we will inform you”
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Trump has been urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure so Moscow can fulfil a recently struck deal to release diesel to the US and the global market
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Russia has ramped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure every winter since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion in 2022