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Trump announces energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

The U.S. president claims to have reached a truce agreement between the conflicting parties, although Zelensky has yet to confirm it.

11 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Archive photo: Trump announces energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia — Archive photoPhoto: Joyce N. Boghosian, the White House , Washington, DC. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to an energy ceasefire. According to Trump, the truce results from an agreement reached between the two parties involved in the conflict.

The announcement was made this Sunday, June 11, amid rising tensions between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding a diesel pact between Moscow and Washington.

While Trump proclaimed the agreement, President Zelensky has not publicly confirmed the existence of such a truce, raising questions about the accuracy of Trump’s statement.

On the other hand, geopolitical expert António José Telo suggested that Trump’s announcement may have electoral objectives, indicating that the former president is seeking to politically capitalize on the international situation.

In a further comment, Telo emphasized that Zelensky could have taken an 'intermediate step' toward a broader understanding, although the details of this advancement were not specified.

Separately, the health of Pope Leo XIV was mentioned, with information that he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule in his lung, although this detail is not directly related to the energy ceasefire.

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