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Kremlin does not confirm Trump's energy ceasefire

Kyiv says it is prepared for a pause, but awaits Russian agreement and concrete conditions.

Follow-up to: Trump announces energy ceasefire, attacks continue Sunday, 11 October 2026, 20:28

The Kremlin on Monday did not confirm that Russia and Ukraine had agreed a ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv learned of the proposal through the media and that Russian attacks on energy facilities have continued.

The Russian silence follows an announcement by US President Donald Trump. On Sunday, he wrote on social media that Russia and Ukraine would immediately stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure. He did not disclose details of the arrangements, their duration or how compliance would be monitored.

Zelensky said on Monday at the Warsaw Security Forum that Ukraine supports such a ceasefire, but had heard no confirmation from Moscow. He said Kyiv was prepared to pause attacks on Russian oil refineries if Russia did the same with Ukrainian energy facilities and critical infrastructure.

Ukrainian authorities reported new damage to an energy facility near Kharkiv after Trump's announcement. Reuters reported that Zelensky accused Russia of causing it and that Ukraine had not attacked Russian refineries that night. The separate reports of the attack and the precise timing could not be fully independently verified.

Meanwhile, Russia's Defence Ministry reported that Russian air defences had intercepted dozens of Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the occupied Crimea. That report in itself says nothing about whether Moscow accepts the energy ceasefire announced by Trump.

It therefore remains unclear whether there is a formal agreement or an American call that is still being negotiated. The Ukrainian government is asking Washington for concrete conditions and pressure on Russia to comply with them. Kyiv fears that a unilateral pause would spare Russia's energy supply without actually protecting Ukrainian infrastructure.

There has also been a cautious response in Europe. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she was sceptical about Russian compliance and that the European Union did not want to reduce pressure on Moscow. On Monday, the EU also approved new sanctions against Russia's military-industrial complex.

For now, what is chiefly established is that Trump announced a ceasefire and that Kyiv does not treat it as a fully worked-out agreement. Whether Russia feels bound by it remains unanswered; new attacks and counter-attacks could further muddy claims of violations.

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