Zelenskiy ends Ukraine's ceasefire on Russian energy targets

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 22:02 · Archive

Ukraine has resumed attacking Russian oil refineries after President Zelenskiy said Kyiv's patience with a ceasefire announced by Donald Trump had run out.

Ukraine has struck a Russian oil refinery after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was 'done' supporting a ceasefire on energy targets announced by US President Donald Trump. Trump had blamed attacks on Russian refineries for raising global diesel prices. Since his surprise announcement on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt such attacks, Ukraine had suspended strikes on Russian refineries.

However, Russia ignored the ceasefire, raining down missile and drone strikes in the days that followed. These attacks included strikes on energy targets such as power stations, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Russian President Vladimir Putin played down the effect of Ukrainian long-range attacks on Russian refineries, saying they had caused 'nothing particularly significant'.

In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday, Zelenskiy said Ukraine's patience had run out. He also criticised what he saw as Trump's willingness to strike deals with Russia and apparent admiration for Putin. 'He speaks about it openly and loudly that he loves such people and he respects such people,' Zelenskiy told the newspaper. He also alleged that changes to SpaceX's Starlink military receptors this week, which have curbed Ukraine's ability to use them to pilot drones, were a policy decision rather than a technical problem.

How it is being reported

• 'We're done': Zelenskiy overrides Trump's energy trucePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine's patience has run out with a ceasefire on energy targets announced by US President Donald Trump.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 21:47
• 'We're done': Zelenskiy overrides Trump's energy trucePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine's patience has run out with a ceasefire on energy targets announced by US President Donald Trump.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 21:47

In this story: Volodymyr Zelenskiy · Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · Ukraine · Russia · United States · SpaceX · European Union

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