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Russia Pounds Ukrainian Energy Despite Trump’s Ceasefire Announcement

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U.S. president had said both sides would stop energy strikes Sunday. Russia hasn’t so far commented. By  Anastasiia Malenko The Wall Street Journal  Updated Oct. 12, 2026 9:04 am ET Article contains numerous links not included below. See also: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/12/trumps-diesel-deal-with-russia-shows-how-tied-prices-are-republican-success-this-year/ A rescuer takes shelter amid the threat of another Russian strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine.   Sofiia Gatilova/ Reuters Quick Summary -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian strikes hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure after President Trump declared an energy ceasefire. -- Zelensky said Ukraine would halt strikes on Russian oil facilities if Moscow stops its bombing campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. -- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday that he could not share comments regarding the announced ceasefire as contacts continued. This summary was generated with AI a...
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What do you think about the Russian attacks against Ukraine?

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FROM GUORA, Oct 11 Misha Firer  ·  Follow Lives in Moscow  Upvoted by  Ivan Pozdeev , lives in Russia (1980-present) and  Martin L Walden , Graduate of USA Infantry Officer's School. Year in Vietnam as platoon leader. What do you think about the Russian attacks against Ukraine? Russia has always invaded countries.    Poland and Finland at the start of the World War Two, just to list two examples, which mysteriously don’t feature in Russian schools’ history books. A country shaded red has the same population as the country in green. Guess which one chronically lacks enough territory to accommodate all its residents and needs to attack neighboring nations? What’s different about the invasion of Ukraine is the internet with its social networks (available to more than 80% of Russians) and almost one hundred per cent ownership of smartphones. Everyone can share posts and photos momentously, and the war unravels online . From my window in central Moscow, p...
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Trump Told Ukrainians to ‘Get a New President.’ Ukraine Shrugged.

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President Trump lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelensky for striking Russian oil refineries. Mr. Zelensky said he‘ll stop — if Russia does too. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a World War II memorial ceremony in Kyiv on Tuesday. Credit... Genya Savilov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By  Maria Varenikova , Dzvinka Pinchuk and Ivan Nechepurenko Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times Oct. 11, 2026, 8:11 a.m. ET see  also original article contains links   Ukraine on Sunday shrugged off President Trump’s suggestion that it ditch President Volodymyr Zelensky as its leader because the country continues to strike Russian oil refineries. Mr. Trump has called out Mr. Zelensky for the strikes, blaming them for rising global energy prices. Ukraine “needs a new president,” he said on Saturday. Mr. Zelensky on Sunday shot back that Ukraine is ready to stop striking Russian refineries, but only if Russia stops striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. “Any de...
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