Zelenskyy proposes an energy ceasefire in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed an energy ceasefire after meeting US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. He described ending the war as the priority and said Ukraine was ready. [1][2]

The proposal was narrower than a general ceasefire: it focused on refraining from attacks against critical infrastructure with winter approaching. The excerpts do not define which facilities or how compliance would be monitored. [1][2]

Trump said in his UN address that the United States was working closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine and that an end to the war would happen, in his view, more quickly than people understood. [1][2]

Zelenskyy expressed doubt about Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to find peace. A political scientist quoted in the reporting said an energy-infrastructure ceasefire was more plausible than a broad ceasefire, but doubted either would come to fruition. [1][2]

The proposal came against a continuing war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The reporting says Russia controls about one-fifth of Ukraine, including Crimea and parts of the Donbas seized before that invasion. [1][2]