The Kremlin on Monday rejected a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to allow his country to hold presidential elections, saying it wanted an overall peace deal instead.
Russia expects its diesel exports to return to traditional levels of between 3 million and 3.5 million tonnes per month by the end of the year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
Speaking to state broadcaster Rossiya-24, Novak said additional Russian diesel shipments agreed under a recent arrangement with U.S. President Donald Trump would help ease imbalances in global fuel markets.
He added that the extra supplies would contribute to stabilising supply and demand as international energy markets continue to face uncertainty.
Authorities in Russia's southern Stavropol region say air defences were responding to a drone attack targeting the industrial area of Nevinnomyssk, according to Governor Vladimir Vladimirov.
Nevinnomyssk is home to major chemical production facilities and other industrial sites.
The governor said the attack was underway in the early hours of Tuesday, though no immediate details on damage or casualties were released.
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel following widespread criticism from Ukraine and European allies, including accusations that the deal could help finance Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed the European Union had paid Russia $150 billion for energy, accusing the media of ignoring the issue.
“The European Union paid Russia 250 Billion Dollars for Energy, and the Fake News Media doesn't want to get near that story. I made the right choice for the American people - Always America First,” he wrote.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his recent X post, accused Russia of attacking six energy facilities and injuring 33 people in Ukraine today, following the energy ceasefire announcement.
Zelenskyy called for further pressure on Russia, describing the sanctions as an essential step towards ending the war.
Following Donald Trump's announcement on temporary easing U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel, German chancellor Friedrich Merz commented that “for Germany and for Europe, such a decision is out of the question.”
“Russia will only negotiate seriously under pressure and that is why we are maintaining our sanctions against Russia,” he added.
Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich, warned that the alliance was prepared to respond to any attack.
“If someone is foolish enough to attack us, we will fight,” he said, adding that while he did not believe conflict was “imminent or inevitable”, NATO was “ready to fight tonight” if necessary.
The warning comes amid repeated reported violations of NATO members’ airspace in recent months, allegedly involving Russian drones and aircraft.
Meanwhile, Czech intelligence chief Michal Koudelka warned that Russia could escalate its operations against NATO countries supporting Ukraine, potentially targeting weapons depots and aid facilities through sabotage, drone or missile strikes, or even limited military action.
Koudelka described Moscow’s apparent approach as “escalation for de-escalation”, warning that such actions could be intended to pressure NATO members.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Monday said his country was ready for a mutual energy ceasefire with Russia despite Moscow's continued attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Sybiha said Russian strikes on energy facilities in Kharkiv and other regions occurred just hours following the ceasefire announcement. “No one should believe Putin's words. Look at his actions instead,” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin would be ready to order the military not to attack Ukraine on the day of the presidential election in the country, Russian news agency RIA quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Russia wanted a long-term peace deal rather than a temporary ceasefire.
“In the Kremlin, both President Putin and officials at other levels have repeatedly stated that we do not want a ceasefire,” said Peskov. “We want long-term peace and are prepared to do everything possible to achieve it.”
Separately, Peskov said contacts were ongoing regarding a possible energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. He declined to clarify whether the proposed arrangement would cover only oil refineries, saying further details would be provided in due course.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for new leadership in Ukraine reflected what he described as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s lack of political will to end the war.
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Peskov said Zelenskyy must take responsibility and make “difficult decisions” to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war.
“Trump said he believes the time has come for a new president. Why? Because the president of Ukraine must make very consequential and very difficult decisions to stop this war,” he said.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had not seen any signs in the last 48 hours of Russia respecting any form of Ukraine energy ceasefire deal.
A day earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump had made a surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine that he said was “effective immediately” - though Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was still waiting to see details of the deal.
“We can only re-open the debate on the energy situation if there is a real ceasefire which is respected by both sides,” Macron told reporters at the Paris Autoshow.
“I have not noted, over the last 48 hours, any energy ceasefire coming from the Russian side,” Macron added.
EU foreign ministers have adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced Monday.
In a statement, Kallas described the move as the “single largest expansion” of the EU's sanctions list since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
Russia attacked gas production facilities of Ukraine's state oil and gas company Naftogaz in Kharkiv region overnight, causing a fire, the company said on Monday.
“The attack damaged critical equipment. Our employees are doing everything possible to repair the damage as quickly as possible and prevent risks to the stable operation of the energy system,” Naftogaz acting CEO Sergii Fedorenko said on Telegram.
“There were Russian violations of the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a security conference in Warsaw via video link.
He said Ukraine was still waiting for details of the agreement between Washington and Moscow, adding that he had learned about the ceasefire through media reports.
“This energy ceasefire, it can work, and it can become a major step toward ending the war if the Americans truly step in now and make sure Russians respect it,” Zelenskyy said.
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