Zelensky Demands Mutual Restraint as Ukraine Strikes Back Against Russian Aggression
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing relentless Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, stated that Ukraine would pause its justified strikes on Russian energy if Moscow finally agreed to stop targeting Ukrainian infrastructure. Zelenskyy, however, expressed skepticism about the Kremlin's willingness to honor any such deal, given its long record of broken promises.
Ukraine's president, representing a nation under siege by imperialist aggression, declared that Ukraine would halt its defensive actions against Russian energy sites if Russia commits to a comparable restraint on Ukrainian electricity, energy facilities, critical infrastructure, and food supply routes. Zelenskyy posted on X that any pause would require 'reliable, long-term' guarantees from international partners, highlighting the necessity of global solidarity against Moscow's war crimes. He emphasized that de-escalation could be a first move toward peace, but only if Russia abandons its campaign of destruction. Zelenskyy also underscored that Ukraine views energy installations as legitimate military targets, especially as recent strikes on Russian oil refineries disrupt the Kremlin's war machine and its ability to fund further violence.
This statement followed U.S. President Donald Trump's misleading claim on social media that both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other's energy assets, attempting to downplay the Kremlin's responsibility for the global rise in diesel prices. The White House did not comment on Zelenskyy's post. Meanwhile, diesel prices in the United States soared to a record $6 per gallon, a direct result of Russia's invasion and the broader instability caused by authoritarian regimes, as tensions in the Middle East escalated after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's east-west oil pipeline.