Key facts
- Ukraine paused attacks on Russian oil refineries for three days.
- Russia continued striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure during the truce.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire on Oct. 11.
- Ukraine had not targeted ships carrying diesel fuel from Russia to the U.S. under a new agreement.
- U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel fuel were suspended until April 2027.
Ukraine paused attacks on Russian oil refineries for three days while Russia continued striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure during an energy truce, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 27. Trump's announcement of the ceasefire on Oct. 11 came as a surprise to Zelensky, who stated that Kyiv was ready to observe it. Russia, meanwhile, continued attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Kyiv had made a de-escalation of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure a condition for halting strikes on Russian oil facilities, a key source of revenue for the Kremlin's war effort, Zelensky said. During the 72-hour truce, Ukrainian forces focused on other targets, such as data centers and locations where Russian ballistic missiles are concentrated, according to Zelensky. Ukraine had not targeted ships carrying diesel fuel from Russia to the U.S. under a new agreement announced by Trump on Oct. 9. Trump also postponed action on a bill that would impose significant tariffs on Russian goods and imports from countries that help Moscow evade sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license suspending U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel fuel until April 2027.