US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure attacks, but both Kyiv and Moscow subsequently indicated they were unaware of such an arrangement, as evidenced by Ukraine’s request for clarification and subsequent Russian strikes on Kharkiv power plants.

Additionally, Trump revealed a separate agreement with Vladimir Putin to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports without prior consultation with Ukrainian or European negotiators, raising concerns in Europe regarding the exclusion of key parties from these negotiations.