US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a limited ceasefire, refraining from attacks on energy facilities. However, Russia has continued to attack Ukraine unabated, and Ukraine has said it will join the initiative only if Moscow does the same.
On Wednesday, Zelenskyy apparently concluded that nothing would come of it. He announced that Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries were resuming.
"The pause [in attacks] is over. We are done," the president told the Financial Times.
Zelenskyy: Wrong side
Trump's statement about a ceasefire came just a day after he announced a deal with Russia on imports of Russian diesel into the United States. In an interview with British host Piers Morgan, Zelenskyy said that the United States is now on the wrong side of history and that it is "painful" to see Trump "choose sides."
“It is important that everyone in America does not side with the aggressor, but stands behind our efforts to protect lives, end the war, and ensure security,” Zelenskyy writes on X.
He believes that a ceasefire maintained solely by Ukraine risks encouraging the US and Russia to reach more economically beneficial agreements.
The question is, when will the next agreement come? Then it might be about gas, Zelenskyy told the Financial Times.
“Dangerous” development
In the interview with the newspaper, Zelenskyy also describes the US restriction on sharing intelligence with Ukraine as a fact and a dangerous development.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military is reporting, according to media reports, that the country’s drones have suffered a decline in combat capability after their connection to the Starlink satellite network deteriorated. The network’s main owner, Elon Musk, points to the US Department of Defense, which controls the military version, Starshield, while defense sources have in turn blamed bad weather.
"What matters is that Putin doesn't feel any pressure. When he doesn't feel pressure, he attacks," Zelenskyy says.
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