Trump announced an ‘energy ceasefire’ between Russia and Ukraine, but the Financial Times reports that Moscow has not agreed to any deal

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have jumped the gun in announcing that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure, the Financial Times (FT) reported, citing sources.Officials involved in negotiations among Ukraine, Russia, and the United States confirmed that an energy ceasefire has long been under discussion. They said Ukraine had spent several months trying to secure a mutual pause in attacks on energy facilities and other critical infrastructure, but Moscow rejected those proposals and instead stepped up its attacks.According to FT sources familiar with the Kremlin’s position, Vladimir Putin does not want to reach an agreement with Ukraine to halt attacks on energy infrastructure before winter. He believes attacks on energy infrastructure during the colder months could force Kyiv to make concessions.Two senior Ukrainian officials said they believed Trump announced an energy ceasefire to show Americans weary of rising fuel costs that he was working to bring prices down.On September 13, Trump publicly called on Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, saying the strikes were driving up diesel prices worldwide.On September 14, Trump said Ukraine had agreed not to attack Russian energy infrastructure — and that Russia had supposedly agreed to do the same. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine was prepared to enter into such an agreement but expressed doubt that Russia wanted to honor any agreements. Moscow has not yet commented on Trump’s announcement.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.