Ottawa/London, Oct. 11 (SANA) Canada and the United Kingdom have expressed support for halting attacks on energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine, backing U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for a lasting ceasefire.

Reuters reported that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed support for a halt to strikes on energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine during a phone call with Trump on Sunday, according to a statement from Carney’s office.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham also said in a post on X that his country supported Trump’s call for a lasting ceasefire covering energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine, with the truce taking effect immediately.

Earlier on Sunday, Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt mutual strikes on energy facilities in both countries. The announcement reportedly took Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by surprise, while Moscow had not commented on it.

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