Zelensky backs Trump's energy ceasefire proposal, says Ukraine awaits details from US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv supports the energy ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump and was awaiting details from Washington adding that Russia must also back the truce which Moscow had yet to confirmUkraine supports the ceasefire and it is important that Russia support it as well We are awaiting details from the American side Zelensky wrote on X after speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Finnish President Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary General Mark RutteFor our part Ukraine always fully supports steps toward deescalation the protection of lives and the decisions needed to end the war and guarantee lasting peace he saidTrump had announced the truce on Truth Social about 80 minutes earlierEffective immediately there is an energy ceasefire in the War between Russia and Ukraine Both parties have agreed Do not break it Thank you for your attention to this matter he wroteThe White House repeated the announcement on X about 20 minutes later Effective Immediately An energy ceasefire in the War between Russia and Ukraine it postedTrump did not say when the truce was agreed which facilities it covered how long it would last or how it would be monitoredThe Kremlin had not publicly confirmed the arrangement by midday on SundayZelensky had initially said he had not been told The ceasefire announcement was news for me But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire Ukraine will agree he told Axios shortly after Trumps postA senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent that Kyiv had no information about the ceasefire and doubted that Russia had been informedEarlier on Sunday Zelensky had offered a reciprocal halt Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure he said according to the Associated PressThe announcement came two days after Trump unveiled an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel into American and global markets a move criticised by Ukraine European officials and US lawmakers from both partiesOn Saturday Trump blamed Zelensky for continuing drone attacks on Russian refineries and said Ukraine should get a new leader who can make a dealThis is not the first such announcement Last month Trump said on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to hit each others energy targets Axios reported that neither side confirmed a deal at the time and both continued attacking energy infrastructureIndia has a direct stake in the outcome New Delhi has proposed a threepart truce that would halt attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure keep grain and energy flowing through Black Sea ports and end strikes on commercial shipping the Hindustan Times reported on October 7 citing people familiar with the proposalBlack Sea ports account for almost 30 per cent of Russian energy flows to India the newspaper saidIndia is trying to be helpful starting with the Black Sea safety of shipping issue addressing immediate concerns of Russia and Ukraine on grain and energy exports and nonattack possibilities External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on October 7There was no immediate reaction from New Delhi to Trumps announcementThe diesel deal has also revived questions in the US over Washingtons approach to Indias purchases of Russian oil It came less than a month after Trump signed legislation authorising tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas including IndiaRussia and Ukraine have repeatedly struck each others energy infrastructure since Moscows fullscale invasion in February 2022This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever