Ukraine Backs US-Proposed Energy Ceasefire With Russia

On October 11, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Kyiv supports a U.S.-backed energy ceasefire and is prepared to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities, provided Moscow does the same. While awaiting formal details of the arrangement discussed between Washington and Moscow, Zelensky noted that Russia has launched over 200 attacks on Ukraine's electricity infrastructure in the past week alone.