BREAKING: Trump Announces Alleged Ukraine-Russia Energy Truce

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure, although neither side has confirmed that such an agreement exists.

“Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy Targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on September 14.

Trump linked the alleged agreement to rising global diesel prices, saying “the World's Diesel prise rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine war, not Iran.”

The claim came without details about when or how the agreement was reached. Neither Kyiv nor Moscow initially confirmed that a deal had been concluded.

About an hour after Trump’s post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “not sure” that Russia was willing to honor such an arrangement. At the same time, he indicated that Ukraine would be prepared to reciprocate if Russia genuinely stopped attacking Ukrainian energy and critical infrastructure.

“If the partners are ready to ensure Russia’s real desire not to strike our electricity, other energy facilities, critical infrastructure, and food movement, then we are, of course, ready to ensure the corresponding absence of our strikes,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.

“The war must be ended. And a de-escalation step regarding critical infrastructure could be the first step towards peace. We are waiting for details from our partners,” he added.

A senior Ukrainian energy official, speaking anonymously, said they had not heard of any energy ceasefire agreement.

Trump’s announcement followed his direct appeal to Zelensky one day earlier to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure. On September 13, Trump said Zelensky “has to do one thing” and stop “knocking out diesel fuel in Russia.”

“Let him go after targets, but not diesel fuel, because he's causing a shortage of diesel,” Trump said, adding that he had discussed the issue with Zelensky.

Trump has repeatedly linked the war in Ukraine to fuel prices. In his September 14 post, he argued that the rise in diesel prices worldwide was primarily the result of the Russia-Ukraine war rather than the conflict involving Iran.

The comments come as the United States is also waging war against Iran. Trump’s campaign against Tehran has knocked out more than 20% of Middle Eastern refining capacity and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a major global oil route that previously carried about one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies.

At the same time, Ukraine has continued targeting Russian oil infrastructure as part of its effort to disrupt fuel supplies and reduce the revenues Moscow uses to finance its war. Kyiv’s campaign has expanded considerably over the past year as Ukraine has developed longer-range drone capabilities, making attacks on Russian energy facilities an important tool of military pressure.

The idea of an agreement to halt attacks on energy infrastructure is not new. A limited “energy truce” was raised repeatedly during unsuccessful peace talks mediated by the Trump administration in the summer of 2025.

Zelensky said on September 13 that he planned to discuss a possible halt to Russian and Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea during a potential meeting with Trump next week in New York.

The meeting could take place on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly between September 21 and 23 if the presidents’ schedules allow. Such talks would come as U.S.-led efforts to broker a broader peace agreement remain stalled, particularly over Russia’s territorial demands.

“We are open to a maritime ceasefire, as well as an energy ceasefire. I plan to discuss all of this,” Zelensky said in an interview with Ukrainian national television.

Russia’s response to Kyiv’s recent proposals has so far been limited. On September 10, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine was not proposing a permanent settlement that would fully correspond to Russian interests, but was instead seeking a truce in an area he described as Ukraine’s “Achilles' heel.”

For now, Trump’s claim of a reciprocal agreement remains unconfirmed, while Zelensky’s response suggests Kyiv is open to such a step if Russia demonstrates that it is prepared to stop its own attacks on critical infrastructure.