The Oleshky ceasefire announced on Friday marks an unusual diplomatic intervention: U.S. First Lady Melania Trump says she brokered a localized truce between Russia and Ukraine in the besieged city of Oleshky, where residents have been trapped and running out of food. According to a statement from her office, the ceasefire will allow humanitarian aid … Read more
Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries this week, ending a brief energy ceasefire and drawing a sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump, who called the renewed attacks a “disgrace” as European Union leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss the fallout. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes, signaling that Kyiv is “done” with … Read more
Russia launched one of the largest overnight Russia Ukraine energy strikes of the war early Wednesday, firing 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones and loitering munitions at Ukraine’s power grid and critical infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The hours-long assault primarily targeted Kyiv and Kharkiv, damaged about 30 energy facilities, and left … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine is prepared to stop striking Russian oil refineries — but only if Moscow simultaneously halts its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, pushing back on President Donald Trump’s demand for a one-sided end to the strikes. The latest statement keeps the Zelensky refinery strikes dispute at the center … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate Russia Ukraine energy ceasefire, a surprise declaration that would halt attacks on both countries’ energy infrastructure if it holds. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social … Read more