Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Violating Trump's Newly Declared Energy Truce

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the audience via an online video call during the opening ceremony at the Warsaw Security Forum on October 12, 2026, in Warsaw, Poland [Omar Marques/Getty Images]. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of breaching the “energy ceasefire” unilaterally announced by United States President Donald Trump over the weekend, warning that Kyiv will retaliate if the strikes persist.

Addressing the Warsaw Security Forum via videolink on Monday, the Ukrainian president called on the US to intervene and guarantee that Moscow respects the truce, pointing out that “Russian violations of the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump” have already occurred.

“We are waiting for the details of the conditions between the Americans and Russians, and we are waiting to see what specific steps the Americans are ready to take,” Zelenskyy stated, expressing initial surprise regarding the ceasefire arrangement. “This energy ceasefire, it can work, and it can become a major step toward ending the war if the Americans truly step in now and make sure Russians respect it … If Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire, we will respond,” he added.

President Donald Trump’s Sunday announcement regarding the mutual agreement on an “energy ceasefire” generated confusion. The declaration followed a temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel announced by Trump two days prior, which drew sharp criticism from European allies and Kyiv, who argued the move would embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Both Ukraine and Russia have targeted each other’s energy infrastructure for months, exacerbating global energy prices driven up by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Initially, Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported having no prior knowledge of the agreement, telling Axios that it was “news to him.” President Donald Trump has previously used his Truth Social account to announce truces and arrangements prior to confirmation from either Kyiv or Moscow.

“An energy ceasefire and other steps to reduce escalation and guarantee security are truly needed here in reality, not just on Truth Social,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked.

While European leaders welcomed the proposed truce, they concurred with Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the agreement had yet to be implemented. French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters at a Paris autoshow, “I have not noted, over the last 48 hours, any energy ceasefire coming from the Russian side.”

At the Warsaw Security Forum, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared that “Russia is not interested in a ceasefire, de-escalation, or peace … that is why I will go to Brussels to urge all European partners to consider increasing sanctions.”

Meanwhile, the European Union announced in Brussels that it has officially added nearly 1,600 new sanctions targeting Russia’s military industrial complex, including individuals and entities connected to the four-and-a-half-year war, to maintain pressure on Moscow. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote online, “This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war … Europe is again showing a united front … We are making it significantly harder, slower and more expensive for Russia to produce the weapons it uses to kill Ukrainians.”

Concurrently, Russia targeted Ukrainian gas production facilities operated by its state oil and gas company Naftogaz in the Kharkiv region overnight, igniting a fire, according to the company statement on Monday. Naftogaz acting CEO Sergii Fedorenko wrote on Telegram, “The attack damaged critical equipment. Our employees are doing everything possible to repair the damage as quickly as possible and prevent risks to the stable operation of the energy system.”

A day earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine remained prepared to suspend strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.