Trump says Ukraine and Russia agree to halt strikes on energy targets
BREAKING: Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy targets.
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop hitting each other's energy targets. That's according to Donald Trump, who made the announcement himself, and you can see him here delivering it.
If it holds, it's the first real de-escalation in months. Ukraine has spent this year burning down Russian refineries to raise the price of the war, and Moscow has answered by going after Ukraine's power grid ahead of winter. Both sides had every reason to keep swinging.
The catch is who's actually confirming this. So far, only Trump. Neither Kyiv nor the Kremlin has put its own name on the deal yet, and announcements like this have a habit of lasting about as long as the press conference. Remember, days ago Trump was blaming Ukraine's refinery strikes for six dollar diesel back home, so he wanted this handshake badly.
The only confirmation that counts now is a quiet night over the refineries.
This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.
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