Russia hits Ukraine power plants despite Trump’s claim of an energy ceasefire
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KYIV - Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian power plants on Oct 11 after US President Donald Trump’s claim that both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy infrastructure, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Zelensky → hit → infrastructure
Zelensky, in a post on social media, said a drone had hit a Kyiv power plant, leading to power outages in the capital.
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drone → say → capital
Shortly later, he said there had been a strike on the CHP-5 power plant in the eastern city of Kharkiv, while adding that “Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian ‘shaheds’ all day,” referring to a type of drone.
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skies → say → drone
Trump had announced on the morning of Oct 11 in Washington that “effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine.”
“Both parties have agreed.
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parties → announce → Russia
!” he wrote on his Truth Social network without any further details.
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he → write → details
Zelensky expressed surprise at the announcement and said he was seeking further details, while Russia has yet to confirm its agreement.
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Russia → express → agreement
The announcement came two days after Trump announced a temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian diesel, prompting outrage by Ukraine and its European allies, who argued it only emboldened Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
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it → come → President
Trump, whose war against Iran has led to global oil shortages, has blamed Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries for sending diesel prices soaring, creating major risks for his party in US elections next month.
“Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well,” Zelensky said on his Facebook page after speaking with the leaders of Canada, Finland and NATO.
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Zelensky → lead → Canada
Russia has launched waves of attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure since invading in February 2022, knocking out power and heating to millions during freezing temperatures, while Ukraine has systematically struck Russian oil refineries that it says fund the war.
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it → launch → war
Trump’s announcement on Oct 11 came amid mounting tensions between Trump and Zelensky over the US-Russia diesel deal.
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announcement → come → deal
Zelensky said the deal was a “weak decision,” while several of Ukraine’s European allies expressed outrage and pledged to increase pressure on Moscow.
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several → say → Moscow
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added to the chorus on Oct 11 after a call with Zelensky, saying the diesel deal “is in direct opposition to the efforts of Ukraine, Canada and our allies to create peace and stability in Europe.”
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deal → add → Europe
Asked about the criticism on Saturday, Trump lashed out at Zelensky, saying it was “time for Ukraine to get a new president” who would finally settle the war.
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who → ask → war
Zelensky pushed back on the suggestion in an interview on Oct 11.
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Zelensky → push → Oct
“First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it’s up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader,” Zelensky told ABC News.
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Zelensky → ’ → News
He said that fuel prices were rising because of the war in the Middle East and the blocking of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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prices → say → Hormuz
“Everybody understands it,” he said.
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he → understand → it
Support for Zelensky
Germany’s foreign minister said Oct 11 that Berlin continued to “fully support” Zelensky.
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Berlin → say → Zelensky
“Europe needs stability and that means that we are very clearly continuing to stay by the side of Ukraine and its government,” Johann Wadephul said in Berlin.
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Wadephul → need → Berlin
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen also backed the Ukrainian leader “as he leads the fight for his people’s freedom.”
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he → back → freedom
“Fully supported the call of President Zelensky for a ceasefire that would protect global food supplies and energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia,” von der Leyen wrote online on Oct 11 after talking to Zelensky.
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Leyen → support → Zelensky
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris supports a “real energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine.
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Paris → say → Russia
“Currently, Russia continues to refuse that, by lately intensifying further its strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure,” Macron said on Oct 11.
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Macron → continue → Oct
“France will continue to stay by the side of Ukraine and President Zelensky.
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France → continue → Ukraine
And in Kyiv, several residents expressed concern about Trump’s call for Zelensky to be replaced.
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Zelensky → express → call
“I believe our president is the best, and Americans should think about their own president,” said 40-year-old Olesia Goncharuk.
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Goncharuk → believe → president
“We Ukrainians decide our own fate and our own freedom, and we are free people,” she told AFP.
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she → decide → AFP
The row between Zelensky and Trump comes weeks before closely-fought US elections dominated by voter frustration over the cost of living.
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row → come → living
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