Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained his order not to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, despite reports of Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy assets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday.
Peskov told Russian reporters that there had been no new instructions from Putin regarding the issue. “So far, there have been no other orders from the president,” he said when asked whether Russia planned to continue its moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure.
“Our armed forces are following all instructions from the supreme commander-in-chief, but we are closely monitoring the situation,” Peskov added.
Last week, Putin agreed to a 30-day pause in attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. In exchange, Ukraine agreed to suspend similar attacks on Russian infrastructure. This agreement came during a two-and-a-half-hour phone call between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, where they discussed the next steps in the ongoing Ukraine war. Russia, however, rejected a full 30-day ceasefire proposal from the U.S., arguing that it would allow the Ukrainian military time to rearm. One of Russia’s key conditions for peace is the suspension of U.S. military aid to Ukraine.
However, shortly after the Putin-Trump call, both Russia and Ukraine accused each other of striking each other’s energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure just hours after Putin promised to halt such strikes. Zelenskyy also warned of a “long path” ahead for a potential ceasefire.
Two days later, both sides blamed each other for attacks on the Sudzha natural gas pumping station, located on the Russian-Ukrainian border, an area that has seen intense clashes and the retreat of Ukrainian forces. The Sudzha facility, originally captured by Ukraine in an offensive last year, was recently reclaimed by Russian forces.
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