Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News on Monday that Russia continued attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite President Donald Trump's announcement of what he called an immediate energy ceasefire, accusing Vladimir Putin of rejecting Washington's peace efforts and calling for greater pressure on Moscow.
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he → tell → Moscow
"We are ready today for energy ceasefire, as President Trump said.
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Trump → say → ceasefire
But I'm not sure that Putin is ready because even after yesterday's messages from the president about energy cease fire, Putin attacked our gas infrastructure," Zelenskyy told Bill Hemmer in a live interview on "America's Newsroom."
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Zelenskyy → attack → Newsroom
Asked whether Ukraine would honor the ceasefire, Zelenskyy answered, "Of course," insisting that Kyiv had already refrained from striking Russian energy facilities overnight.
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Kyiv → ask → facilities
"We didn't attack any energy objects on the territory of Russia because President Trump said that there will be an energy cease fire between Ukraine and Russia.
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Trump → attack → Ukraine
And we didn't attack, but Russia attacked our gas stations, energy infrastructure, infrastructure and other things," he said.
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he → attack → stations
The Ukrainian leader described the attacks as Putin's response to Trump's initiative.
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leader → describe → initiative
He attacked our energy infrastructure," Zelenskyy said.
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Zelenskyy → attack → infrastructure
"The communication from Russia was very clear that they don't know anything about energy ceasefire."
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they → know → ceasefire
Trump announced Sunday on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate halt to attacks on energy facilities.
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Russia → announce → facilities
But Moscow has not confirmed accepting such an agreement, and the precise scope of Trump's proposal remains disputed.
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scope → confirm → proposal
According to Axios reporting Sunday, a White House official said the proposal initially focused on halting attacks on oil refineries, with a broader ceasefire covering power plants and electricity grids potentially following.
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The official acknowledged that Russia had not yet agreed.
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Russia → acknowledge → ?
Zelenskyy pushes back on Trump's refinery demands
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During the interview, Hemmer pressed Zelenskyy on whether Ukraine would halt attacks on Russia's extensive oil-refining network, which has become a point of contention between Washington and Kyiv amid rising global fuel prices.
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which → press → prices
Zelenskyy argued that a ceasefire limited to refineries would fail to address Ukraine's greatest vulnerability: its electricity supply.
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ceasefire → argue → vulnerability
"When we speak about energy ceasefire, it means only one thing: that they don't attack our energy infrastructure and we don't respond to their energy infrastructure.
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This is called energy ceasefire."
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Asked again whether Ukrainian forces would refrain from targeting Russian refineries, Zelenskyy gave a conditional commitment.
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Zelenskyy → ask → commitment
"If Russia will not attack our energy, we will not attack the energy," he said.
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he → attack → energy
Trump has repeatedly criticized Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries, arguing that they contribute to higher fuel prices.
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they → criticize → prices
On Friday, he announced an agreement with Russia to release diesel supplies to the U.S. and global markets, a decision that drew criticism from lawmakers concerned about providing Moscow with additional revenue.
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Zelenskyy challenged Trump's assessment of what is driving diesel prices, pointing instead to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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what → challenge → Hormuz
"Everybody understands that the price on diesel doesn't depend on our attacks on diesel in Russia," Zelenskyy told Hemmer.
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"Everybody understands that it depends on the blocking of Hormuz Strait.
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'Only our people can change' Ukraine's president
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The interview also exposed tensions over Trump's calls for Ukraine to hold new presidential elections.
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Over the weekend, Trump criticized Zelenskyy and suggested Ukraine needed a new president, arguing that Kyiv had missed opportunities to reach a negotiated settlement with Russia.
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"If President Trump wants to change the leader in Ukraine, he has to know that only our people can change," Zelenskyy responded.
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Zelenskyy → want → Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said he was willing to organize an election but argued that voting remained impossible without a substantial pause in hostilities.
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voting → say → hostilities
Really, we need a minimum 60 days for security of infrastructure to prepare for elections," he said.
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Zelenskyy described continuing Russian drone and missile attacks as an immediate threat to voters.
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"We are speaking about thousands of drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, how can people vote?" he asked.
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But we speak first of all about security."
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He also said he last spoke directly with Trump in New York during the U.N. General Assembly in late September.
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Russian attacks continue as Moscow resists ceasefire
The interview came after another series of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and residential areas.
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Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Washington, Denys Sienik, said Sunday that Russian forces struck a power plant in Kyiv, disrupting electricity and water supplies, before attacking a thermal power plant in Kharkiv following Trump's announcement.
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"In total, over the course of the week, Russia struck electricity generation and transmission facilities more than 200 times," Sienik wrote on X on Oct. 11, 2026.
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East2West News agency reported Monday that three civilians — a 16-year-old boy and two women, ages 19 and 51 — were killed in a strike near a grocery store in the Kharkiv region.
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civilians → report → region
The agency also reported that five people were wounded in an attack on a residential high-rise.
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people → report → rise
…and 24 more, not listed.
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