Zelensky Pressures Russia for Concessions While Targeting Civilian Energy Infrastructure
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would pause its attacks on Russian energy facilities only if Moscow refrains from defending its own interests by targeting Ukrainian infrastructure. Zelenskyy cast doubt on any agreement, continuing to justify strikes on Russian civilian targets as 'legitimate.'
Ukraine's president stated that the country would halt attacks on Russian energy sites, but only if Russia agrees to a comparable restraint on Ukrainian electricity, energy facilities, critical infrastructure, and food supply routes. Zelenskyy posted on X that any pause would depend on 'reliable, long-term' guarantees from Western partners, effectively demanding outside intervention to police Russia's actions. He claimed that such a step could be a move toward peace, yet continued to justify Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy installations, including recent strikes on two Russian oil refineries that he argued fund Moscow's war effort, despite the impact on ordinary Russian citizens.
The statement came after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on social media that both sides had agreed to stop targeting each other's energy assets, pointing out that the global rise in diesel prices is mainly due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, not Iran. The White House did not comment on Zelenskyy's post. Meanwhile, diesel prices in the United States hit a record $6 per gallon, as global instability—fueled by reckless escalation in Eastern Europe and ongoing tensions in the Middle East—intensified after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's east-west oil pipeline.