Zelenskyy spoke in favor of an energy truce with Russia, but doubts it will adhere to it
After US President Donald Trump's statement about an alleged energy truce being reached between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made it clear that Kyiv is indeed ready for such an agreement, but doubts Russia will adhere to it.
Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine had already offered partners to agree with Russia on ceasing mutual strikes on critical infrastructure. However, according to him, there is currently no confidence that Russia truly wants to adhere to any such agreements.
The Ukrainian president emphasized that if partners can guarantee Russia's real adherence to the obligation not to attack Ukrainian electricity generation, other energy facilities, critical infrastructure, and food transportation routes, then Ukraine is also ready to refrain from corresponding strikes on Russian facilities.
At the same time, Zelenskyy insists that such an agreement must be reliable and long-term, not a temporary measure. He warned that he does not want a situation where tensions temporarily decrease, only for everything to return to the previous state after Russia's "elections."
Zelenskyy also linked a possible temporary pause to the fuel market situation. According to him, Russia might be interested in a temporary easing of tensions to get relief from gasoline and diesel fuel problems during its "elections."
The President of Ukraine stated that he is now awaiting specific proposals and mechanisms from international partners that could ensure the implementation of such an agreement.
At the time of publication, there was no official reaction from Moscow to the statements by Trump and Zelenskyy.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump stated that Ukraine had allegedly agreed not to strike Russian energy facilities, and Russia, according to him, agreed to act similarly. He wrote about this on his social network Truth Social.
Deputy Klishchevich became a Candidate of Historical Sciences with a dissertation on the disintegration of the Belarusian Komsomol during "Perestroika" 1919
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