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What ceasefire?

Trump’s claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” caused confusion in kyiv and its allies over the weekend, with Zelenskyy saying the truce and its terms were “news” to him but that he would support it nonetheless – provided Moscow followed suit.

However, just hours after Trump’s announcement, Russian bombs fell on Ukrainian power plants, causing widespread blackouts.

kyiv is bracing for its fifth winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, which Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last month could prove “tragically critical” for Ukraine due to Russia’s near-constant strikes on infrastructure.

On Monday, during the opening session of the Warsaw Security Forum, Tusk lambasted “anyone who tries to introduce symmetries and suggests that it is Ukraine that is responsible for the war”, saying that this “gives a valuable gift to the aggressor, to Putin”.

Kallas said any ceasefire should not “apply only to refineries, where Ukraine has one and Russia has many,” adding that this “would certainly be in the interests of the Russians.”

She also called on Washington to join Brussels and London in imposing tough sanctions on Russia. “Of course, the United States is our greatest ally,” she said, “but our message is clear: If we want to end this war, the only way to do that is to put more pressure on Russia. »