US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump has announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to suspend strikes on each other\u2019s energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n
It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would stop hitting Russian oil refineries if the Kremlin ceased its energy attacks.<\/p>\n
Trump and Zelenskyy have argued this week over Ukraine\u2019s attacks on Russian diesel facilities, which Trump argued have contributed to the global diesel shortage.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n In a statement on platform Truth Social, Trump wrote that \u201ceffective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBoth parties have agreed. Do not break it!\u201d he added without further details.\u00a0<\/p>\n Zelenskyy said it was \u201cnews for me\u201d but that Ukraine would agree if Russia did, according to news site Axios.<\/p>\n Trump is under pressure to bring down fuel prices ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.<\/p>\n Diesel prices have rocketed in recent months because of the disruption to global supplies caused by the US-Israel war against Iran and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Trump lashed out at the Ukrainian leader on Saturday, suggesting Zelenskyy had not done enough to end the war with Russia.<\/p>\n Speaking at the White House, he said, \u201cI suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal\u201d, adding that \u201cfor some reason (Zelenskyy) never does\u201d.<\/p>\n