Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same

South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-15 · by Agence France-Presse
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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine stated that his country is prepared to take de-escalatory actions if Russia does the same, following US President Donald Trump's announcement that both sides agreed to stop attacking energy targets. Trump had previously criticized Ukraine for its attacks on Russian refineries and attributed them to diesel fuel shortages. In a social media update, Trump claimed mutual agreement from both nations to cease these strikes, though no immediate response was provided by Russia.
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Kyiv Moscow Russia Russian Ukraine

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Russia GPE · 4× Ukraine GPE · 4× Trump PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Kyiv GPE · 1× Moscow GPE · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Russian Energy ORG · 1× Volodymyr Zelensky PERSON · 1× Zelensky PERSON · 1×

Narrative

With international oil prices climbing again, Trump had at the weekend berated Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries, blaming them for causing a shortage in diesel fuel.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
2026-09-15 · South China Morning Post
Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same Kyiv demands genuine commitment from Moscow as Trump claims deal to halt refinery and grid attacks President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine was ready to de-escalate the war with Russia if its rival did the same, after US President Donald Trump announced that the foes had agreed to end strikes on energy targets. uncertain
foes → say → targets
With international oil prices climbing again, Trump had at the weekend berated Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries, blaming them for causing a shortage in diesel fuel. asserted
Trump → climb → fuel
In one of his surprise social media posts, the US leader announced on Monday that “Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. asserted
Ukraine → announce → targets
Russia has agreed to do, likewise!” asserted
Russia → agree → ?
Russia made no immediate comment. asserted
Russia → make → comment
But in his daily address, Zelensky highlighted “a strong proposal from the United States regarding a mutual halt to strikes on critical infrastructure”. asserted
Zelensky → highlight → infrastructure
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