US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire,” saying it takes effect immediately.
However, neither confirmation from Moscow nor clear details from Kyiv have followed, leaving the status of the deal uncertain.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” He signed off by thanking people for their attention to the matter.
Ukraine says it had no prior information.
A senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent that Ukraine had no information about any such arrangement before Trump’s post.
A source close to President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN the announcement was news to them, though they said Ukraine would agree if Russia does.
The official also expressed doubt that Russia had even been informed of the ceasefire.
There has been no immediate confirmation from Russia. CNN said it had reached out to the White House for details on how the agreement was reached and what comes next.
Zelensky: “We are ready”
Speaking to Axios after the announcement, Zelensky said: “If President Trump negotiated it with Putin, please tell us when the ceasefire begins. We are ready, and we will accept it.”
Earlier on Sunday, in an interview with ABC News, Zelensky had already signaled openness to such a deal.
Addressing Russia, he said Ukraine would stop attacking Russian diesel facilities if Moscow stopped striking Ukraine, calling it a “fair deal.”
He also said that if Trump could arrange a two-month ceasefire with Putin, Ukraine could prepare to hold a new presidential election.
Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, and elections cannot be held while it remains in force.
Background: diesel deal and political tensions
The announcement came just days after Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following which the two sides announced a controversial arrangement to supply markets with Russian diesel fuel.
Talks involving senior US and Ukrainian officials, including Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff, began in Miami on Friday as that deal was announced. Zelensky sharply criticized the diesel agreement.
Relations between Washington and Kyiv have been strained. As recently as Saturday, Trump said Ukraine should “get a new leader who can make a deal.”
Trump and his allies have repeatedly argued Ukraine should elect a different president and have accused Zelensky of prolonging the war.
A history of unfulfilled announcements
This is not the first time Trump has announced a ceasefire between the two countries, and a tangible, verified agreement has so far remained out of reach.
Meanwhile, Russia has continued attacking civilian targets across Ukraine, including Kyiv’s energy infrastructure.
It remains unclear what prompted Sunday’s announcement, when the ceasefire would actually begin, and how it would be monitored. Further details are expected as the White House, Moscow and Kyiv respond.
