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President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia hit a power plant<\/a> in Ukraine “immediately after” Donald Trump announced what he called an energy ceasefire<\/p>\n<\/li>\n “It’s clear Putin doesn’t read Truth Social,” says Zelensky, referring to the US president’s social media post on Sunday<\/p>\n<\/li>\n 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”<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n It is clear an exhausted Zelensky was appealing to the US leader, <\/i>says our correspondent<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n A Kremlin spokesman says<\/a> only: “As soon as we have something to say on the matter, we will inform you”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Trump has been urging Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil infrastructure so Moscow can fulfil a recently struck deal to release diesel<\/a> to the US and the global market<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Russia has ramped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure every winter since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion in 2022<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n