A White House official said President Trump's weekend announcement of an 'energy
truce' refers to a potential agreement for Russia and Ukraine to halt attacks on
refineries, with a possible follow-up to stop strikes on power plants and energy
grids. The official described the proposal as a refinery-for-refinery idea but
warned it is clearly asymmetric: Ukraine has one refinery that has been
repeatedly hit and is not fully operational, while Russia controls a much larger
refining network. The official said Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have
damaged relations between Zelenskiy and Trump more than they have hurt Russia;
Trump is reportedly angry and feels Zelenskiy takes the United States for
granted. U.S. special envoys Witkoff and Jared Kushner have suspended planned
trips to Moscow amid the crisis.
