US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday in an entry on the Truth Social website that an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is coming into force with immediate effect. He appealed to both parties to comply with it.
This matter was mentioned by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, during the opening session of the Warsaw Security Forum conference. He said his country was surprised by Trump's "sudden tweet." He added that at that point, "large parts of Kiev had no water and no access to electricity."
Worked to restore power after the plant was hit. Immediately after this entry, Russia deliberately struck the power plant located in Kharkov, causing further damage to our power system, said the president of Ukraine.
In his opinion, this clearly shows that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "does not read Truth Social, and his drones are stronger than the US president's entries."
Zelensky added that Russia is trying to take advantage of the next winter to attack the Ukrainian power grid and all parts of its energy infrastructure.
Therefore, he assured, Ukraine will support the ceasefire when it comes to energy infrastructure. We have been asking for this for months, bringing up this idea of a ceasefire in the energy domain. We agreed to this suspension and the American team knows perfectly well what it means for us, he emphasized.
We will meet the conditions for an energy ceasefire if Russia agrees to the same, he said.
He emphasized that the Ukrainian side has already shown that it takes the matter seriously. Last night, Russian refineries were not burning, but shahids were hitting Ukrainian factories. The Russians also attacked ordinary gas stations. Working groups are repairing the night's damage. Russia is violating the terms of the ceasefire that President Trump talked about, he explained.
Zelensky recalled that for a long time more and more shahid jets have been entering the Ukrainian sky - to Kiev and other Ukrainian cities. He said that many of these drones had been shot down, and if they had hit their targets, the damage to Ukrainian critical infrastructure would have been even more serious.
The President of Ukraine emphasized that these "Russian attacks are Putin's response to Trump's proposals." We are waiting for talks between the US and Russia and what specific steps the Americans will take. An energy ceasefire may be a very important step towards ending the war if the Americans make Russia respect it, he specified.
The Ukrainian leader thanked the US president for this initiative. He noted that Kiev is ready to sign additional guarantees if the Americans consider it necessary. He accused the Russian side of lack of good will. Everyone in Europe wants friendly relations with the US, I repeat everyone, but not Russia, he stressed.
Zelensky also referred to recent attacks on the heart of the Russian Internet. On October 8-11, Ukrainian fines fell on data centers, including: in Sasowo.
When our hits reached Yandex, many social media platforms suddenly became calmer, which was noticed by many people in Europe, he said.
He noted that the number of divisive content, disinformation and provocations suddenly decreased noticeably. There was less vindictiveness because there were fewer Russian bots, he said.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also spoke during the forum. As he said, anyone who suggests Russia cease fire or stop bombing civilian objects "is immediately met with a response full of arrogance and brutality." We can't have any more illusions about intentions, he said. Russia is not interested in ceasefire, de-escalation or peace. It is only interested in domination, Tusk emphasized.
As he noted, however, there are more and more "disturbing voices" on both sides of the Atlantic, according to which aid to Ukraine should be stopped or reduced. I want to say very clearly, and these words must resound especially strongly in Poland: if you have the interests of your nation in mind, if you think about the safety of your compatriots, if you really want the sovereignty of your country, then your duty today is to support Ukraine against Russian aggression, Tusk emphasized.
