Zelenskyy blindsided after Trump announces ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war | First Thing

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Ukrainian president says the deal is ‘news to me’ and that Russia is still attacking energy infrastructure.

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The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said it was “news to me” after Donald Trump announced a partial ceasefire deal in the Ukraine war.

The US president had posted to social media to say: “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine.

Both parties have agreed.” There was no sign that the Kremlin was observing Trump’s ceasefire.

According to Zelenskyy, Russian drones took to the sky “throughout the day” on Sunday and there were several airstrikes, including on energy infrastructure.

He said Russia hit a power station in Kharkiv – the latest of more than 200 strikes during the past week against electricity generation and transmi