Zelensky says Ukraine will stop respecting the energy ceasefire after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and Starlink curbs
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv will no longer follow the cease-fire on energy facilities, pointing to a Trump-announced diesel deal with Russia and restrictions on Starlink access as evidence of Washington’s abandonment of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times that Kyiv is ending its compliance with a cease-fire on energy targets that President Donald Trump announced, after Russia continued striking Ukrainian power stations. Zelensky said the ban on attacking refineries is "out" and that Ukraine is "done" with the arrangement, framing the collapse of the truce as a direct result of continued Russian aggression and U.S. unreliability.
The decision follows a Trump-announced deal to purchase 300,000 tons of diesel from Russia and a reported restriction on the Ukrainian military’s use of SpaceX’s Starlink service. Zelensky described the limitation as a deliberate policy decision rather than a technical issue, warning that it could cost civilian lives and further expose Ukraine to deadly attacks.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk responded on X, stating that Starlink is a commercial service and that any speed or usage limits are set by the U.S. military and the president. Musk denied that his company had turned off terminals or used the service as a bargaining chip, even as critics argued the explanation did little to address the political nature of the restriction.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski criticized Musk for “playing politics,” while Poland confirmed it funds Ukraine’s Starlink subscription, which is used to guide long-range drone strikes. The episode has intensified concerns that vital battlefield communications are being treated as leverage in geopolitical bargaining.
Ukrainian officials reported that the loss of Starlink capability hampered several combat missions and that they have not received the usual U.S. satellite warnings of incoming Russian missiles. A U.S. official told Axios that the Trump administration was not involved in the Starlink limitations, though the damage to trust had already been done.
Zelensky, speaking on a televised interview, said he felt betrayed by recent decisions and warned that the outage could lead to further civilian casualties.