Kyiv supported the “energy truce” announced by Trump; Moscow has nothing to say yet. What is known

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Russia and Ukraine had allegedly agreed on an energy truce; Kyiv said it would support such a move, but Moscow has not yet commented.

The US president said the agreement would take effect “immediately” but did not provide any details.

“From today onwards, the ENERGY TRUCE in the war between Russia and Ukraine comes into force. Both sides agreed on this. Don't break it! Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky initially expressed surprise at this statement, but then said that Kyiv would support the initiative if Moscow agreed to it. He also accused Russia of striking Ukrainian energy facilities after Trump's presidency.

“Contacts continue. As we have something to say on this topic, we will definitely inform you,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.

Trump called on Kyiv to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries amid the announcement of an agreement on the supply of diesel fuel from Russia to the United States and the world market. He also sharply criticized Zelensky, saying Ukraine needs a new president.

The diesel deal is drawing increasing criticism. Zelensky called it a gift to Vladimir Putin and an investment in the war; European officials and some American politicians, including those from the Republican Party, said they did not support the decision.

Seven senators - three Democrats and four Republicans - issued a statement saying Trump's deal directly contradicts a law banning imports of Russian energy.

“The position of Congress has been clear: the United States should not import oil from Russia until it ceases its aggression against Ukraine and threats against our NATO allies,” they said.

British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting also said that London does not support the Trump-Putin diesel agreement. Speaking on BBC radio on Sunday, he noted that Washington and its allies must focus on increasing pressure on Russia.

The deal is Trump's latest attempt to lower domestic fuel prices ahead of the midterm congressional elections; this was preceded by months of struggle with the political consequences of the war with Iran, which led to a rise in world fuel prices, especially diesel.

This is not the first time Trump has announced an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine; The last time he did this was in September, but then neither Moscow nor Kyiv confirmed the agreement - and mutual attacks on energy infrastructure facilities continued.

Zelensky said in a brief interview with Axios on Sunday that Trump's announcement of a truce "was news to him."

“But if the Russians agree to an energy truce, Ukraine will also agree. If President Trump has agreed to this with Putin, please let us know when the truce begins. We are ready and will accept it,” he said.

Subsequently, the Ukrainian leader said that Kyiv is ready not to strike at Russian energy, but the question is whether Russia wants a truce.

“This is good news for everyone, it is important that this becomes part of reality. Ukraine supports all real and reliable formats for a ceasefire and cessation of war. Ukraine is ready not to strike at Russian energy, and we count on Russia’s similar readiness and on the agreement of the President of the United States of America on this matter. We welcome this agreement,” he said.

Shortly after, Axios reported, citing a White House official, that Trump's announcement of an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine allegedly referred only to a potential deal that included stopping attacks on oil refineries.

According to him, if mutual attacks on refineries stop, the next step could be an agreement to renounce attacks on other energy infrastructure facilities.

“The Russians are considering this proposal,” a White House official told Axios. “We will soon know if they are ready.”

However, this proposal looks unequal, the publication notes. As a Ukrainian official told Axios, Ukraine has only one refinery, which has been subject to repeated Russian attacks and is not fully operational. Russia, on the contrary, has an extensive network of such factories.

The Financial Times reported Sunday evening, citing European officials, that the White House administration is threatening to halt the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons to force Kyiv to stop attacks deep into Russian territory on energy infrastructure.

According to them, Washington is putting pressure on European capitals and Kyiv, trying to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. The White House does not officially comment on this, but Trump confirmed last weekend that he demanded that Kyiv stop attacks on Russian refineries.

As FT interlocutors said, the US position included threats to stop the exchange of intelligence data and stop the work of the PURL mechanism, through which American weapons are purchased for Kyiv.

“They're calling Kyiv... they're calling everyone [in Europe],” said the official who received the call from a Pentagon official.

Vladimir Zelensky, commenting on Trump’s criticism and his proposal to change the Ukrainian leader, said that Ukraine is ready to hold presidential elections if Vladimir Putin agrees to a 60-day truce.

“As for the president’s words... He said that we need new elections. Yes, something like that. President Trump said that we, Ukraine, need a new president. First of all, with all due respect to President Trump, choosing a leader is a matter for our society, our people. Yes, we are in a state of war, and it is really difficult to hold elections,” Zelensky said in an interview with the American television channel ABC News.

“It’s not just that it’s unsafe and goes beyond our laws and constitution. The main thing is to have a security infrastructure that would allow people to vote,” he continued.

“And if President Trump really wants changes during the elections, I told his team about this, then let them tell Putin: give us two months, 60 days of respite. A complete ceasefire for 60 days - and we will organize elections,” Zelensky said.

Peskov recalled on Monday: “The Kremlin has repeatedly said, both President Putin and at other levels, that we do not want a truce, we want long-term peace and are ready to do everything possible for this.”

Vladimir Zelensky’s speech at the Warsaw Security Forum became his first public appearance after the confusion of the last 24 hours related to the latest “energy truce” announced by Donald Trump on the Truth Social social network.

Firstly, it follows from them that Ukraine does not consider the energy truce concluded. Kyiv learned about a certain agreement from the media, there were no negotiations on this topic with it, so now Zelensky is waiting for the details of these agreements from the Americans and Russians. He considers the situation itself somewhat strange: why were there no conversations about a diesel deal with Ukraine, since it determines whether the refineries producing this diesel operate. That night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not strike Russian refineries, Zelensky said, but in general, he recalled, this winter the Ukrainian army will have the opportunity to respond to Russian attacks.

Secondly, Ukraine fundamentally advocates a truce in the energy sector - representatives of Kyiv spoke about this more than once, but each time they heard “no” in response from Russia. Now the situation has not changed. Another thing, as Zelensky says now, is that this truce must be fair and symmetrical.

Finally, thirdly, Zelensky could not resist making a joke twice during his speech about Trump’s manner of announcing (non-existent) truces through the Truth Social network. Apparently Putin doesn't read Truth Social, he said, telling the audience that the Russian army violated the ceasefire immediately after Trump tweeted about it.

“We need an energy truce in the real world, not just in Truth Social,” Zelensky said, concluding his speech.