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The overnight bombardment comes days after Washington announced it would stop sharing military support and intelligence with Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for an air and sea truce on Friday after Russia bombarded Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight. Writing on Telegram, he reiterated that there must be “silence” in the seas and skies over Ukraine. The “first steps toward real peace must include forcing the sole source of this war, Russia, to stop such attacks against life,” the Ukrainian leader said. Russia targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight in a large-scale missile and drone attack, Ukrainian officials said Friday. At least 10 people, including a child, were wounded, authorities said. Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko described the attack as “massive” in a post on Facebook. “Russia is trying to hurt ordinary Ukrainians by striking energy and gas production facilities, without abandoning its goal of leaving us without light and heat, and causing the greatest harm to ordinary citizens,” Halushchenko said. In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that energy supplies were a legitimate target in the war, as they were linked to Ukraine’s “military industrial complex and weapons production.”The attack came hours after Zelenskyy announced that talks with the US on ending the three-year war would take place in Saudi Arabia next week. He first suggested initial steps to stopping the war — including a halt on firing missiles, drones, and bombs at energy and other civilian infrastructure — on Tuesday. Zelenskyy has also proposed ceasing combat operations in the Black Sea to allow safe shipping.Zelenskyy’s proposals contain elements of those suggested by French President Emmanuel Macron during last week’s summit of leaders in London. In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper, Macron proposed a four-week truce in the “air, sea and on energy infrastructure” that would not cover fighting along the frontline in the east, as this would be complex to “monitor”.France’s Foreign Minister Joel-Noel Barrot reiterated that a temporary pause would allow European allies to determine whether Russia was acting in “good faith” when committing to a true. “That’s when real peace negotiations can start,” Barrot said. Russia has not publicly commented on the French proposals for peace. Also on Tuesday, the Ukrainian leader announced he was ready to work under US President Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” to get lasting peace, signalling a turnaround from when he left the White House following a spat between the two last week. The US temporarily paused both military aid and intelligence to Ukraine this week following the public argument, although officials suggested that the latter pause would be lifted if Ukraine quickly came back to the negotiating table. Zelenskyy has faced intense US pressure to make concessions ahead of any peace talks, whilst he has been pushing for security guarantees for Kyiv.
