Kremlin rejects Zelenskiy’s 60-day ceasefire idea; Kyiv says Russia broke the “energy ceasefire” at Kharkiv
The Kremlin rejected a 60-day ceasefire proposed by Zelenskiy to allow elections, saying it wants an overall peace deal (Reuters, Straits Times). Zelenskiy said Russia violated the energy ceasefire announced by Trump on 11 October after a strike on a thermal power plant in Kharkiv, and asked the US to ensure Moscow keeps to any agreement (Reuters, Straits Times); AP, The Hill and ABC also reported continuing strikes on energy facilities. On Telegram he said Ukraine did not attack any energy facilities in Russia overnight. EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas said the EU will welcome a truce when it holds (CNA); EU ministers adopted nearly 1,600 new Russia sanctions listings (Reuters). Oil fell on hopes of more supply (CNA).
Attacks on power plants and refineries decide whether Ukraine has heat and light this winter and how much Russian fuel reaches world markets. An energy truce that is announced but not honoured moves prices and politics without protecting anyone.
Fuel and electricity prices in Singapore follow world oil and gas. A durable truce could ease them; a collapsing one could lift them again.
Washington says the truce can save infrastructure and open the way to a wider deal.
Kyiv and Brussels say a ceasefire cannot work if only one side keeps it, and Moscow has not confirmed it.
Until Moscow says in its own words that it accepts the energy truce, treat it as an announcement. Watch the next strikes on power plants and the next oil-price move.
DailyDrop Singapore edition No. 9 · Morning · TUE., OCT. 13, 2026