President Donald Trump said on Truth Social on October 11 that "there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine," effective immediately, and that "Both parties have agreed." The post gave no scope, duration, monitoring mechanism or list of covered facilities. CNN, AP and Reuters reported that the White House had not added detail when asked.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the news site Axios: "The announcement was news for me." He said Ukraine would agree if Russia did. A senior official in his office told ABC News that Kyiv learned of the post from social media. As of midday on October 11, no Russian official had publicly confirmed an agreement. The state news agency TASS carried Trump's post without Russian comment, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov did not comment.
Latest state of play
Confirmed: Trump published the post, and it contains no terms. Zelenskyy wrote on X: "Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side." Claimed by Trump and unconfirmed by Moscow: that both parties have agreed. Zelenskyy's own account is that the announcement was news to him.
The post followed two earlier statements. On October 9 Trump said Russia had agreed to supply diesel. The US Treasury licence is a confirmed government action, while the supply terms remain Trump's account. On October 10 he said it was time for Ukraine to get a new president. On September 14 he claimed both sides had agreed to halt energy strikes, a claim neither government confirmed. NBC News reported that attacks continued afterwards.
Observers are reading: how the diesel licence, Moscow's reported sanctions-relief aim and the September record shape what a verifiable energy truce would require.
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What remains unconfirmed
As of midday on October 11, the record contains Trump's post, Zelenskyy's conditional acceptance and no Russian statement. No party has published terms, a start time, a monitoring arrangement or a list of covered facilities. NBC News reported later on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had launched new attacks on energy targets after Trump's announcement, and by Sunday evening Crisis.Zone had found no Russian confirmation of an agreement. Further updates will follow as verified information becomes available.
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