Trump proclaims ‘energy ceasefire’ in Ukraine war

KYIV: US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to what he described as an “energy ceasefire”, hours after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky had pushed back against US pressure for a unilateral end to strikes on Russian refineries. In a social media post, Trump said the energy ceasefire would take effect immediately, but did not elaborate further. In an interview with Axios , Zelensky said Trump’s post was the first he had heard of the deal, though a senior Ukrainian official told Reuters that Ukraine was ready to agree to such a ceasefire, if Russia…