"Don't tear it up": Trump drops a political bombshell on Russia and Ukraine

Trump declared that Russia and Ukraine agreed to immediately halt strikes on energy facilities. The announcement comes after a confrontation with Zelensky over strikes on refineries in Russia, but the terms of the agreement, its duration and the monitoring mechanism have not been published. A Ukrainian official said they have no knowledge of the ceasefire.

Former US President Donald Trump declared that Russia and Ukraine agreed to immediately halt strikes on energy facilities. The announcement comes after a confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukrainian strikes on refineries in Russia. However, the terms of the agreement, its duration and the monitoring mechanism have not been published. Zelensky said earlier that Ukraine is ready to stop strikes on refineries provided Moscow ceases its strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, and stressed that any de-escalation must be mutual. According to a Ukrainian official close to Zelensky, Ukraine at this stage has no information about the ceasefire Trump announced, as reported by the Financial Times. The official noted that repair crews are working to restore electricity and water supply in Kyiv following Russian strikes that occurred shortly before the announcement.