A White House official said the "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine announced by Donald Trump on Sunday should be understood as a potential agreement rather than a finalized deal, according to Axios. The official said a halt to strikes on oil refineries could serve as the first step, with any broader agreement on stopping attacks against power plants and energy grids coming later. The proposal was described by the official as a "refinery-for-refinery" arrangement, though the same official also said the setup is clearly uneven. A Ukrainian official said Ukraine has only one refinery, that it has been hit repeatedly by Russia, and that it is not currently able to operate at full capacity, while Russia has a much larger refining network. The White House official also warned that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries may have done more damage to the relationship between Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump than to Russia itself. The official added, "Trump is really angry. He feels Zelensky treated the U.S. as a given." As the Ukraine crisis continues, U.S. presidential envoys Witkoff and Kushner have paused a previously planned trip to Moscow.
A White House official said the Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" announced by Donald Trump on Sunday is a potential agreement, not a finalized one, according to Axios.
The official said that if both sides stop attacking oil refineries, the next step could be an agreement to stop strikes on power plants and energy grids. The same official described the proposal as a "refinery-for-refinery" arrangement, while also saying the plan is clearly uneven.
Ukrainian official says the two sides are not on equal footing
A Ukrainian official said Ukraine has only one refinery. That facility has been hit by Russia multiple times and is currently unable to operate at full capacity. Russia, by contrast, has a large refining network.
White House warns refinery strikes hurt ties between Trump and Zelensky
The White House official said Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries may have caused more damage to the relationship between Zelensky and Trump than to Russia itself.
The official said, "Trump is really angry. He feels Zelensky treated the U.S. as a given."
As the Ukraine crisis continues, U.S. presidential envoys Witkoff and Kushner have paused a previously planned trip to Moscow.
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