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Zelensky says Russia hit Kyiv plant after Trump ceasefire claim
BBC News··5d ago
Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed an energy ceasefire effective immediately, but Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the announcement was news to him before welcoming it if Moscow complied. He said Russia struck a Kyiv power plant with a drone and hit energy sites in Kharkiv afterward. Moscow had not commented when the BBC reported his remarks on Sunday.
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What It Means For You
- Power cuts in Kyiv followed the reported drone strike on a local plant, Zelenskyy said.
- Seven US senators from both parties criticized Trump's Russian diesel import deal in a statement.
- UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Britain does not support the diesel arrangement.
What's Happening
- Zelenskyy told Axios he was not involved in negotiations behind Trump's ceasefire post.
- He pledged elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day total ceasefire, despite wartime legal limits.
- Trump on Saturday suggested Ukraine needs a new president, drawing a response from Zelenskyy.
Congress and the Russian diesel deal
- The seven senators said the deal runs counter to a law banning Russian energy imports.
- They urged the administration to reverse course on lifting sanctions for diesel flows.
- Republican Senator Thom Tillis told NBC the deal could put American lives at risk.
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