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Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire", Zelensky says unaware of deal

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Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire", Zelensky says unaware of deal

2026-10-12 03:23 Last Updated At:04:27

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate "energy ceasefire," but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was unaware of any such agreement.

"Effective immediately," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that "both parties have agreed."

However, Zelensky told U.S. news outlet Axios that Trump's announcement "was news for me."

"But if Russians agree to an energy ceasefire, Ukraine will agree," Zelensky said.

On Saturday, Trump said Russia was willing to reach a deal to end the conflict in Ukraine, but accused Zelensky of resisting an negotiated settlement. He also called for Ukraine to hold an election and choose a new leader who could make a deal with Moscow.

"I think that Russia would like to make a deal," Trump told reporters, adding that "for whatever reason, Zelensky does not want to make a deal."

On Friday, Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply diesel fuel to the United States and global markets.

The Kremlin said Friday that Ukrainian drone attacks during Russia's parliamentary elections had effectively derailed prospects for an immediate resumption of peace talks.

Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire", Zelensky says unaware of deal

Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire", Zelensky says unaware of deal

Yemen's Houthi group said Sunday it had carried out four missile and drone operations against airports and energy facilities across Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours, as cross-border hostilities continued to intensify.

The operations targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport near Dammam in the Eastern Province, and two facilities operated by Saudi energy giant Aramco, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement broadcast by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

Sarea said the first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport in three waves beginning Saturday evening, claiming the strikes disrupted air traffic and forced the airport to close.

The second targeted Aramco's Shedgum gas facility in the Eastern Province, he said, claiming a "direct hit," which caused a large fire. He added that the third operation targeted Aramco's Tanajib facility in the Eastern Province, while the fourth targeted King Fahd International Airport near Dammam.

Separately, Sarea said Houthi forces launched six ballistic missiles and two drones at what he described as Saudi military gatherings in areas of the southern Yemeni province of Lahj, claiming the strikes caused dozens of casualties. He also said Houthi forces fired locally manufactured surface-to-air missiles at Saudi warplanes, forcing them to retreat.

Sarea said the operations came in response to intensified Saudi airstrikes across Yemen. He claimed Saudi warplanes had carried out 124 strikes over the previous 24 hours targeting the capital Sanaa and the provinces of Taiz, Marib, Al-Jawf, Hajjah, Hodeidah and Saada.

The latest claims come amid a sharp escalation in the Yemen conflict, with intensified Saudi air operations against Houthi-held areas accompanying repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks on targets inside Saudi Arabia, including airports and energy facilities.

Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of the country's north. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government, now based in Aden.

Yemen's Houthis claim missile, drone attacks on Saudi airports, energy facilities

Yemen's Houthis claim missile, drone attacks on Saudi airports, energy facilities

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