KYIV, Jan 30,2026: Ukraine is ready to reciprocate if Russia halts its attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure that has plunged the capital Kyiv into cold, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, adding there was no formal truce between the two countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed not to fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather. Temperatures in the Ukrainian capital are forecast to plunge as low as minus 26 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
Zelenskiy said the opportunity to de-escalate the conflict was proposed by the United States during trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi last weekend. He added that the date or location for a follow-up round of talks, currently scheduled for this Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, could change.
There was no immediate comment from the Kremlin on the proposal for an energy ceasefire.
The Ukrainian Air Force said on Friday that Russia had launched a ballistic missile and 111 drones in overnight attacks targeting Ukraine.
Regional officials reported airstrikes in frontline regions, but there were no reports about attacks on energy targets.
If implemented, a ceasefire for the energy sector would come at a critical moment in the war, which will mark its fourth anniversary next month.
