Kremlin rejects Zelenskyy’s 60-day ceasefire idea; EU adds nearly 1,600 sanctions listings against Russia
The Kremlin said on Monday that it rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s idea of a 60-day ceasefire to allow presidential elections, saying it wants an overall peace deal (Reuters via Straits Times). Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating the “energy ceasefire” announced by US President Donald Trump after a strike on a thermal power plant in Kharkiv, as the EU adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings (Reuters via Straits Times). Trump defended his Russian diesel deal after criticism from both parties in Congress (Reuters, CNBC), and Kushner called it an effort to soften Moscow towards talks (Straits Times).
A deal that lets more Russian diesel reach buyers could ease fuel prices, which matters to oil importers such as Pakistan, but the ceasefire is disputed and sanctions are tightening in Europe.
No direct effect today. A lasting energy truce could lower global fuel prices; a collapse would add to the oil pressure on Pakistan.
Washington says the diesel deal benefits Americans and could draw Russia back to talks.
Critics in both US parties and in Kyiv say it plays into Russia’s hands.
The truce is a headline, not yet a fact. Watch whether Russia answers publicly and whether strikes on energy sites stop.
DailyDrop Pakistan edition No. 9 · Morning · TUE., OCT. 13, 2026