Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to energy ceasefire
The announcement follows a week of strikes on refineries and pumping stations in Russia and Ukraine.
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UpdateSunday, October 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM ET
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed Trump's call for a sustained energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to start now, according to the filing.
Donald Trump said on Truth Social that an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is in effect. "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed," he wrote.
The claim comes two days after Trump said Vladimir Putin had pledged more than 300,000 tons of diesel supply immediately, and a day after Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine had struck the Omsk and Ukhta oil refineries in Russia, hitting Omsk for the second time in two days. Ukraine struck Russia's Samara oil pumping station on Saturday, part of a string of hits on Russian oil infrastructure. Ukraine's negotiating team cut short its trip to Washington, which had been due to run through Saturday to press for air defence support, the Financial Times reported. Zelenskiy had said the team was to meet Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Friday. Separately, Putin told Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, that Russia is ready to take all measures to end the conflict, without naming a mechanism.
This is at least the second time since mid-September that an energy ceasefire has been announced as agreed by both sides, and the earlier one did not hold, with both countries continuing to trade refinery, grid and infrastructure strikes into early October. The Kremlin has repeatedly paired nominal openness to talks with insistence that conditions are not ready, while both capitals have blamed each other for escalation, leaving this claim exposed to the same risk of collapse as the September version.
Markets have not moved decisively on previous ceasefire claims given the gap between announced terms and what happens on the battlefield. Traders are likely to judge this one on whether refinery and grid strikes actually stop in the coming days, rather than on the statement itself.