Trump pushes Russia-Ukraine ‘energy truce’: Can it work?

A proposal by US President Donald Trump for an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine appeared to be gaining ground this week when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was “ready” to make an agreement.Trump has blamed the Ukraine-Russia war for the current record rise in diesel prices in the United States, which has become a major issue as the country approaches midterm elections in November.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary electionlist 2 of 3UN General Assembly 2026: Who is speaking and when?list 3 of 3Russian strikes on Ukraine kill three as Zelenskyy arrives for UN summitend of listTrump and Zelenskyy met for 40 minutes on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to discuss efforts to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now in its fifth year.In comments to reporters at the UN headquarters, Zelenskyy said Kyiv would halt strikes on Russian energy facilities if Moscow stopped targeting Ukraine’s energy systems as well. “If they don’t want us to attack their diesel and refineries, we are ready – if they will not attack our energy system, our electr...