Ukraine Ready for Ceasefire on Attacks on Energy Installations

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Zelenskyy said Ukraine had agreed with U.S. negotiators that a ceasefire for energy infrastructure can start today.  But, he warned, any strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities by Moscow would draw “strong retaliation.”

Ukraine is ready to proceed with a ceasefire on attacks on energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. This, he said, was in line with a deal that was brokered by the United States during three days of negotiations with Ukrainian and Russian officials in the Saudi capital.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine had agreed with U.S. negotiators that a ceasefire for energy infrastructure can start today.  But, he warned, any strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities by Moscow would draw “strong retaliation.”

The comments underscored the tenuous agreements that came out of the three days of separate US- Ukrainian and U.S.-Russian talks in Riyadh. Washington said it had agreed with the warring parties to implement a pause on attacks on energy infrastructure as well as take steps to ensure safe navigation for ships in the Black Sea.

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Those talks were part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration toward a limited, 30-day ceasefire that Moscow and Kyiv agreed to in principle last week.  While Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked the U.S. for its efforts to strike an agreement, questions remained over some key details, and a comprehensive peace deal to end the three-year war still looked distant.