Trump announced on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed an energy ceasefire (Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, NOTUS, Irish Examiner). Zelenskyy said it was news to him, that Ukraine awaited details from the US and that Kyiv would agree if Russia does (Axios, Reuters). Ukraine said it would halt strikes on Russian refineries if Russia stops attacking its energy system. Russia then struck a power plant in Kharkiv (Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, The Hill), and Reuters reported attacks that killed six people in two cities. The FT reported that the US threatened to block arms for Ukraine over the refinery strikes.
Attacks on power and fuel hit civilians directly and also move diesel and gas prices across Europe. A ceasefire declared by one side's patron, without the other side's confirmation, is a promise rather than a deal.
Fuel prices in Ireland follow wholesale oil with a delay. A real halt to refinery and power strikes would ease pressure on diesel, while a collapse would add to it. Nothing in the reports seen changes Irish prices today.
Supporters say any pause in strikes on energy saves lives this winter and could open the door to wider talks.
Critics say the announcement came before either side agreed terms, and that Russia's strike on Kharkiv within hours shows it is not being observed.
Watch for three things today: a statement from Moscow, written terms from Washington, and whether the strikes on power plants and refineries actually stop. Until then this is an announcement, not a ceasefire.
Reuters, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, NOTUS, Irish Examiner, Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, The Hill, Financial Times (11 Oct 2026)
Trump announces a Russia–Ukraine “energy ceasefire”; Kyiv awaits details and a Kharkiv power plant is hitTrump announces a Russia–Ukraine “energy ceasefire”; Kyiv awaits details and a Kharkiv power plant is hit
Zelenskyy called the announcement “news to me” but said Ukraine would agree if Russia does. Hours later Kyiv said an energy facility in Kharkiv had just been struck.
On Sunday afternoon President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed an “energy ceasefire”, a halt to attacks on each other's power and fuel infrastructure, according to Reuters, the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, NOTUS and the Irish Examiner. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Axios the declaration was “news to me” and said Kyiv was waiting for details from Washington. He added that Ukraine would agree if Russia accepts, and told ABC he would organise elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire (Reuters). Ukraine also said it would stop strikes on Russian refineries if Russia stops its attacks on Ukrainian energy (Reuters).
Shortly afterwards the Kyiv Independent and other outlets reported that Russia had struck a power plant in Kharkiv, and Ukrainska Pravda quoted Zelenskyy saying Ukraine was ready to agree but that an energy facility there had just been hit. Reuters reported Russian attacks that killed six people in two Ukrainian cities. The Financial Times reported that Washington had threatened to block arms for Ukraine over its attacks on Russian refineries, and that Trump faces Republican opposition to his diesel deal with Vladimir Putin; Reuters reported a Republican senator saying the deal may be illegal. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canada's Mark Carney backed the call for an energy truce, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen backed Zelenskyy's call for a ceasefire. Moscow's response was not confirmed in the reports seen, and neither was any reaction from the Irish Government.