Zelenskyy agrees to US proposal to halt strikes on Russia's energy facilities, Bloomberg says
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Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:59:37 +0200
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has backed a proposal to cease attacks on Russian energy infrastructure during a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump.
Source Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source familiar with the conversation, as reported by European Pravda Details Bloomberg source said that Zelenskyy agreed to a proposal to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities during his phone call with Donald Trump.
Bloomberg noted that the US and Ukraine have agreed to work on expanding the ceasefire framework.
Background Trump described his phone conversation with Zelenskyy as very good, adding that a significant part of the discussion was based on his conversation the previous day with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, aimed at aligning both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs.
On 18 March, following the phone conversation between Trump and Putin, it was reported that Putin rejected the idea of a 30day ceasefire, which Ukraine had already agreed to.
Instead, he supported a pledge for both sides to refrain from attacking energy facilities for 30 days.
On 19 March, Zelenskyy stated that Russia had attacked Ukraines energy infrastructure overnight, despite Putin supposedly ordering a halt to such strikes for 30 days.
Meanwhile, Trumps Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, stated that he still trusts Putin and his commitments to act in good faith regarding ending the war in Ukraine.
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