Trump announces a proposed Russia-Ukraine energy truce
Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure, describing it as an energy truce. Russia said it would accept the proposal only if Western sanctions were lifted; Trump also blamed the war for rising global diesel prices.
Key points
- The announcement was Trump’s account of an agreement; the reports also include Russia’s stated condition for accepting the proposal.
Evidence · 4 source statements
The US president announced such a truce last week
Trump last week asserted that he got the two sides to agree to not target each other's energy infrastructure.
Russia said it could only go along with Trump's energy truce proposal if Western energy sanctions on Moscow were lifted first.
Ukraine and Russia agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure
- Trump linked the war to rising global diesel prices.
Evidence · 1 source statement
Who's involved
Donald Trump
He announced the proposed truce and described the two sides as having agreed to it.
Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to refrain from attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure.
What they said · 5 source statements
US President Donald Trump, who met with Zelensky in New York on Tuesday, said last week that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy facilities, a day…
Trump last week asserted that he got the two sides to agree to not target each other's energy infrastructure.
Ukraine and Russia agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure
Russia
Russia is a party to the war and the proposed truce.
Russia said it would accept the proposal only if Western energy sanctions were lifted first.
What they said · 1 source statement
Russia said it could only go along with Trump's energy truce proposal if Western energy sanctions on Moscow were lifted first.
Where accounts differ
The terms and status of the proposed energy truce
- Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure.
Evidence · 2 source statements
Trump last week asserted that he got the two sides to agree to not target each other's energy infrastructure.
Ukraine and Russia agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure
- Russia said it would accept the proposal only after Western energy sanctions were lifted.
Evidence · 1 source statement
Russia said it could only go along with Trump's energy truce proposal if Western energy sanctions on Moscow were lifted first.
Trump described an agreement, while Russia’s stated position made its acceptance conditional. The reports do not say whether the condition was met.
What was reported
- Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure or facilities.
Reported independently by 3: AP, CNews, France 24
Evidence · 4 source statements
US President Donald Trump, who met with Zelensky in New York on Tuesday, said last week that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy facilities, a day…
Trump last week asserted that he got the two sides to agree to not target each other's energy infrastructure.
Ukraine and Russia agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure
- Trump announced an energy truce the previous week.
One source: South China Morning Post
Evidence · 1 source statement
The US president announced such a truce last week
- Trump said the Russia-Ukraine war, rather than Iran, was the main cause of rising global diesel prices.
One source: Yonhap News Agency
Evidence · 1 source statement
- Russia said it would accept Trump’s energy-truce proposal only if Western energy sanctions on Moscow were lifted first.
One source: AP
Evidence · 1 source statement
Russia said it could only go along with Trump's energy truce proposal if Western energy sanctions on Moscow were lifted first.
Still unclear
- Whether the truce took effect or attacks on energy infrastructure stopped is unknown.
- Whether Western energy sanctions were lifted is unknown.
Not heard from
- Ukraine — Ukraine is directly involved, but these claims contain no statement of its own position on the proposed truce.
Sources
| Guerre en Ukraine : le maire de Moscou accuse Kiev d'une attaque de drones «sans précédent» visant à «perturber les élections législatives» | CNews |
| Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire with Russia | France 24 |
| Zelensky meets Trump, says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia | South China Morning Post |
| Trump says US, Iran met after his warning | The Korea Herald |
| Trump and Zelensky discuss path to ending Ukraine war | France 24 |
| 트럼프, 경유 수출금지 카드 꺼낼까…중간선거 걱정에 우왕좌왕 | Yonhap News Agency |
| 러, 키이우에 또 미사일 공격…젤렌스키는 유엔서 종전 외교전 | Yonhap News Agency |