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Ukraine and Russia Deny Trump’s Claims of an Energy Truce
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In Short: Ukraine and Russia deny Trump's claims of a truce, as both sides continue intense attacks.
Ukraine and Russia have denied claims made by former U.S. President Donald Trump that the two nations had agreed to stop targeting each other's energy sites. Trump's statements came a day after he accused the 'Russia/Ukraine war' of causing rising diesel prices globally, not Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that Ukraine would halt its attacks on Russian territory only if the United States could secure a commitment from Russia to not hit Ukrainian infrastructure. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had proposed securing an agreement with Russia to halt attacks on critical infrastructure, accusing Moscow of targeting food, energy, and other basic facilities that sustain life.
The two warring sides continued to exchange air attacks early on Tuesday, with Russian strikes on Kyiv killing one person and wounding seven. Russian forces also shot down 222 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine attacked an industrial facility in Russia, damaging the site and several residential buildings in the southeastern Samara region.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven since the start of the day. Meanwhile, Russian authorities said four people, including a child, were killed and 29 wounded in the Novorossiysk attack. The extraordinary strike comes as Washington makes a renewed push to end the more than four-year war.
Zelenskyy's comments came on Monday after Trump claimed that Ukraine and Russia had decided to stop targeting each other's energy sites. However, the Ukrainian president insisted that de-escalation depends on the U.S. ensuring Russia's genuine readiness to stop the war and attacks on Ukraine.
Only then would Ukraine take 'de-escalatory steps,' he added. The denial of Trump's claims comes as both sides continue to intensify long-range attacks on each other, with Ukrainian drones striking deep into Russia's Arctic north, sparking a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in the heart of Russia's most important natural-gas producing region.
What's confirmed
- Ukraine and Russia have denied claims made by former U.S. President Donald Trump that the two nations had agreed to stop targeting each other's energy sites. Trump's statements came a day after he accused the 'Russia/Ukraine war' of causing rising diesel prices globally, not Iran.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted that Ukraine would halt its attacks on Russian territory only if the United States could secure a commitment from Russia to not hit Ukrainian infrastructure. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had proposed securing an agreement with Russia to halt attacks on critical infrastructure, accusing Moscow of targeting food, energy, and other basic facilities that sustain life.
- The two warring sides continued to exchange air attacks early on Tuesday, with Russian strikes on Kyiv killing one person and wounding seven. Russian forces also shot down 222 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine attacked an industrial facility in Russia, damaging the site and several residential buildings in the southeastern Samara region.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven since the start of the day. Meanwhile, Russian authorities said four people, including a child, were killed and 29 wounded in the Novorossiysk attack. The extraordinary strike comes as Washington makes a renewed push to end the more than four-year war.
- Zelenskyy's comments came on Monday after Trump claimed that Ukraine and Russia had decided to stop targeting each other's energy sites. However, the Ukrainian president insisted that de-escalation depends on the U.S. ensuring Russia's genuine readiness to stop the war and attacks on Ukraine.
- Only then would Ukraine take 'de-escalatory steps,' he added. The denial of Trump's claims comes as both sides continue to intensify long-range attacks on each other, with Ukrainian drones striking deep into Russia's Arctic north, sparking a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in the heart of Russia's most important natural-gas producing region.
What's still developing
- “These systems are vulnerable and Russia has been using this vulnerability, leaving thousands of households without electricity or heating for the past three winters,” explained Al Jazeera correspondent Dmitry Medvedenko from Moscow.
- “Ukraine might start responding in kind by hitting essential energy systems, and surely the Kremlin understands there’s a ticking clock for both sides to come to some kind of consensus for this winter to ensure that their populations will be kept warm and with electricity,” Medvedenko added.
- Fox News reporter Stephanie Bennett has the latest on U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the Trump administration pushes to revive stalled peace negotiations, with discussions focusing on a potential path toward ending the war and broader diplomatic efforts on 'Special Report.' Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia’s Arctic north Wednesday, sparking a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in the heart of Russia’s most important natural-gas producing region.
- The source also said Putin’s recent emphasis on Russian "military progress in Ukraine" appeared aimed in part at Washington, projecting strength as U.S. officials seek to revive negotiations.
- More than 16,800 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 51,000 wounded since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
- A rescuer works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, in a picture released on April 30. (Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via Reuters) United24 described Wednesday’s attack as the deepest Ukrainian drone strike inside Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
- Artem Zhoga, Putin’s envoy to Russia’s Urals Federal District, said a Ukrainian drone had attempted to strike a fuel-and-energy facility in Yamal, according to Meduza.
- About 80% of Russia’s natural gas is extracted there.