War in Ukraine: Trump's funny truce and NATO's stern warning to the Kremlin

Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Monday, October 12, 2026, on the 1,692nd day of the conflict.

Fact of the day

Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday counted strikes on six Ukrainian energy infrastructures. A diplomatic way of saying that it is “increasingly obvious” that the energy truce between kyiv and Moscow, announced unilaterally by Donald Trump on Sunday, is not having any effect. Moreover, even the Kremlin refused to say whether it had actually given its agreement to the American president. “Contacts continue. As soon as we have something to say on this subject, we will not fail to inform you,” simply declared the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov.

The Ukrainian president, once again manhandled by Trump this weekend, is barely better off. “If Russia wants us to stop our long-range strikes against its oil refineries and oil exports, then Russia must stop its strikes against our energy system and critical infrastructure. And stop killing our people,” he commented.

Today's statement

“If anyone is foolish enough to attack us, we will fight. We will stop the attack and deny them the opportunity to achieve their goals, whatever they may be. In short, we will ensure that any attack against any ally proves completely futile. »

A double talk that would make an acrobat dizzy. While Donald Trump concludes deals with Vladimir Putin, the American general who commands NATO militarily was particularly offensive, even aggressive, towards Russia during a Defense conference in Warsaw, Poland. “It is important that the Allies continue to consult, to think about how we could react and to ensure that we send a clear and concise message to the Russians about our red lines,” General Grynkewich also said in response to the recent so-called “hybrid” attacks, attributed to the Russians.

The number of the day

1,600. The number of Russian people or entities against whom the European Union adopted new sanctions on Monday. They are all related to the war against Ukraine. “More than half are linked to the ballistic missile production chain. We are making Russia’s production of the weapons it uses to kill Ukrainians much more difficult, slower and more expensive,” explained Kaja Kallas, the head of European diplomacy.

The trend

For Ukraine's allies and many Internet users, the recent attacks on Russian data centers have made it possible to drastically reduce the Kremlin's online propaganda and disinformation activity. This content “in my own news feed has already dropped spectacularly,” exiled Russian opponent Garry Kasparov rejoiced to his million subscribers on X.

Like him, many Internet users say they noticed on Monday a lower presence on their networks of content favorable to Donald Trump, pro-Russian or in support of the German AfD, an anti-migrant and pro-Russian party. According to them, this is a direct effect of strikes against Russian data centers which cut off the path of Russian “bots”.

Our file on the war in Ukraine

The subject even occupied part of the Warsaw Security Forum this Monday. Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius recommended this type of attacks to ensure the security of the upcoming elections in his country and Poland. “We should ask Mr. Zelensky to hit more data centers in Russia, I think that might help,” he suggested.

Since Ukraine began targeting Russian data centers, “it has suddenly become a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms,” said Volodymyr Zelensky.