Volodymyr Zelensky: "“expects concrete proposals from our partners”"

Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil facilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kyiv could halt attacks on Russian soil if Ukraine’s allies can get Moscow to credibly promise not to target Ukrainian infrastructure. Trump had claimed on social media that Russia and Ukraine agreed to avoid each other’s energy sites, though he gave no specifics and Moscow stayed silent. Limited truce attempts made previously have not lasted, and each government has blamed violations on the other. Zelensky said Ukraine had proposed partner-assisted ceasefire talks; he cited daily Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy, port, logistics and warehouse sites and described lowering attacks on infrastructure as a potential route to peace. The next move, he indicated, rests with Ukraine’s backers.