Zelenskyy Says Russia Continues Energy Strikes Despite Trump Ceasefire Claim

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia has continued strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite an energy ceasefire announced by President Trump on Sunday. Zelenskyy spoke at the Warsaw Security Forum and stated that Ukraine has refrained from attacking Russian energy sites since the announcement.

Trump said both sides had agreed to an immediate halt in attacks on power plants and related targets. Zelenskyy described Ukraine’s restraint as a good first step and said Kyiv was ready to honor the arrangement. He added that Russia has not matched that restraint.

Russian forces carried out drone and missile strikes on various targets in Ukraine in the days after the announcement, according to Ukraine’s military and Russia’s Defense Ministry statements. Some of those strikes hit energy-related sites. Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no early warning from partners about a recent missile strike on Kyiv.

The Ukrainian leader criticized Moscow for continuing attacks while calling for more international pressure to enforce any pause. He has previously argued that strikes on Russian refineries are a legitimate response to attacks on Ukrainian power plants. Trump has criticized those Ukrainian strikes, saying they raise global fuel prices.

European leaders have rallied around Kyiv amid the disagreement with Washington over the scope of the ceasefire. EU foreign ministers expanded sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex. The new measures freeze assets and restrict transactions.

Zelenskyy has vowed that Ukraine will respond if Russian strikes on the power grid continue. He has not detailed the form of any response. The energy ceasefire was presented by Trump as a step toward broader talks, but Zelenskyy has treated it as limited to energy infrastructure.

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported its own drone strikes on Ukrainian targets, including vessels carrying military cargo. It has not confirmed or denied specific energy-site attacks in the period after the announcement. Independent verification of individual strikes remains limited.

The disagreement highlights differing views on what constitutes compliance. Trump has suggested that Putin is more willing to make a deal than Zelenskyy. Ukrainian officials reject that framing and point to the continued strikes as evidence.

Winter is approaching, and Ukraine’s power grid has already sustained heavy damage in previous seasons. Further attacks would increase the risk of blackouts. Zelenskyy has used the Warsaw appearance to keep European support focused on both military aid and pressure on Moscow.

No formal written ceasefire text has been released by either side. The arrangement rests on Trump’s public statements and the responses from Kyiv and Moscow. Monitoring of compliance will depend on reporting from both militaries and independent observers.

The episode continues the pattern of public friction between the Trump administration and the Ukrainian government over the conduct of the war. Energy infrastructure remains a central target for both sides because of its effect on civilian life and economic capacity.

Further strikes or a sustained pause will determine whether the announced ceasefire holds in practice. Zelenskyy has left open the possibility of renewed Ukrainian action if Russian attacks persist.