Donald Trump has insisted that an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was still holding, even as Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of relentless attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump claimed both countries “agreed” to a ceasefire because “I said, ‘You agree.’ That's why they agreed”.
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they → insist → ceasefire
When pressed about the ongoing attacks by Russia, Trump said there had been “violations on both sides".
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Trump → press → sides
Zelensky said Ukraine had observed Trump's request not to strike targets related to energy production and was "horribly surprised" to see Moscow strike six Ukrainian energy facilities on Monday.
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Moscow → say → Monday
He said the attack began hours after Trump announced the purported "energy ceasefire".
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Trump → say → ceasefire
The ceasefire was announced after Trump struck a contentious deal that would allow Russia to supply more than 2.25 million barrels of diesel to American and global markets.
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Russia → announce → markets
Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak said Moscow had the capacity to increase diesel exports to pre-war levels by the end of the year.
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Moscow → say → year
Meanwhile, Russian strikes across Ukraine have continued, with two people killed after a drone hit a Kyiv apartment block on Monday.
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drone → continue → Monday
Russia expects to take diesel exports to pre-war levels after Trump's concessions
Russia has said that it will be able to return its diesel exports to levels not seen since Ukraine began targeting the country’s oil refineries after Trump administration lifted US sanctions on Russian energy.
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administration → expect → energy
Deputy prime minister Alexander Novak has claimed they expect to increase export to pre-war levels.
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they → claim → levels
We will see how the situation develops further, but Russia has the capacity to increase diesel fuel exports.
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Russia → see → exports
By the end of the year, exports could reach 3-3.5m metric tons per month, returning to the levels seen before the crisis,” he told Rossiya-24 state TV channel on Monday.
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he → reach → Monday
Russia’s diesel exports have collapsed to Ukraine’s attacks on its oil refineries as well as due to its self-imposed overseas sales restrictions.
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exports → collapse → restrictions
The comments came after Trump announced on Friday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets in order to ease supply concerns, in a deal that has drawn condemnation from Ukraine and other US allies.
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that → come → Ukraine
The agreement, which would allow Russia to export more than 2.25 million barrels of diesel to the US and international markets, has drawn criticism from lawmakers across both major US parties, who warn that it could provide Moscow with additional revenue to fund its war in Ukraine without securing any concessions from Vladimir Putin.
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it → allow → Putin
A group of Republican and Democratic senators urged Mr Trump to “reverse course”, arguing that the deal could breach a 2022 law aimed at supporting Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion.
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deal → urge → invasion
Russian drones damage cargo terminal in Ukraine's Mykolaiv, official says
Russian drones have damaged a cargo terminal in Ukraine's port city of Mykolaiv in attacks overnight, acting regional governor Heorhii Reshetilov said on Telegram on Tuesday.
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Reshetilov → damage → Tuesday
No loss of life has been reported so far as emergency crews worked to extinguish the fire.
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crews → report → fire
Drone debris damages industrial area in Russia's Nevinnomyssk, governor says
Falling drone debris has damaged an industrial area in Russia's Nevinnomyssk in the southern Stavropol region, governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on Telegram on Tuesday, without providing details.
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Vladimirov → damage → details
Trump offered Russian diesel deal to lure Putin back to Ukraine peace talks, report says
Donald Trump’s administration has offered Russia a deal to export diesel in an attempt to bring Vladimir Putin back to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, according to a Reuters report.
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Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner told Ukrainian officials during a meeting in Miami on Friday that Putin was unwilling to negotiate an end to the four-and-a-half-year war, three people familiar with the discussions said.
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people → tell → discussions
The US envoys suggested that the agreement, which would allow Russia to supply more than 2.25 million barrels of diesel to American and global markets, could help soften Moscow’s position and revive stalled trilateral talks.
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The deal has drawn criticism from US lawmakers who argue it would provide Russia with additional revenue to fund its war without requiring concessions from the Kremlin.
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it → draw → Kremlin
Trump has defended the agreement, saying it would help lower energy prices in the US ahead of crucial midterm elections.
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it → defend → elections
During the Miami meeting, Kushner also reiterated Washington’s demand that Ukraine stop attacking Russian oil refineries, according to two people familiar with the talks.
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Ukraine → reiterate → talks
“The idea was that the US could go back to Russia and say ‘See, the Ukrainians stopped striking and we gave you this deal.
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we → go → deal
Now it’s your turn to do something,’” one of the people said.
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one → ’ → people
Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, days after unveiling the diesel agreement.
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Trump → announce → agreement
Neither Moscow nor Kyiv has confirmed the ceasefire, however, and Russian forces struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Monday.
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forces → confirm → Monday
The Kremlin also rejected Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal for a 60-day ceasefire.
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Kremlin → reject → ceasefire
The Miami discussions reportedly included potential security guarantees for Ukraine, although further details were not disclosed.
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details → include → Ukraine
Two killed in Russian strike on Kyiv residential building
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Two → kill → building
A Russian strike on a high-rise residential building in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed two people and injured at least seven, officials said on Monday.
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officials → kill → Monday
Prosecutors in the capital, writing on Telegram, said one person had died after the evening strike on the 25-story residence.
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person → write → residence
They said a second body was found in a car next to the building.
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body → say → building
Prosecutors said seven people were injured in the incident, while Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 11 people were hurt, with three being treated in hospital.
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three → say → hospital
Pictures posted on unofficial Telegram channels showed parts of an apartment building ablaze.
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parts → post → building
Russian attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, previously conducted chiefly at night, now disrupt daily life virtually around the clock.
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attacks → conduct → clock
Zelensky says Russia strikes energy facilities despite Trump claim of an energy ceasefire
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that while Ukraine is willing to halt attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, Moscow has continued to strike his country's energy sites despite US president Donald Trump's announcement that the warring countries had agreed to cease such attacks.
Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland, Zelensky said Ukraine had been "horribly surprised" that Moscow struck a power plant in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, as well as a gas production facility and a civilian gas station hours after Trump announced the purported "energy ceasefire".
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Later, during an interview on Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom," Zelensky said his government had refrained from striking Russian energy sites since Trump's announcement, and was ready to honour an energy ceasefire as "a good first step" toward closing the war.
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government → say → war
But, he said, "I'm not sure that (Russian president Vladimir) Putin is ready."
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Putin → say → ?
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