Ukraine will halt strikes on refineries if Russia stops energy attacks, Zelenskiy says


FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

KYIV, Oct ⁠11 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to ⁠halt its attacks on Russian ‌oil refineries if Moscow ceases its own strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy said on Sunday, ⁠noting that ⁠any steps to de-escalate the conflict must ⁠be ‌mutual and come with real guarantees.

Zelenskiy, speaking on ⁠the Telegram app, said he would ​continue ‌conversations with European leaders on ⁠Sunday, and ​there were daily conversations around additional air defence packages, including ammunition ⁠for combat aircraft. On ​Saturday, US President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to replace Zelenskiy and ⁠said "he better damn well stop" hitting Russian oil refineries.

Zelenskiy said the death toll in the southern ​city of Zaporizhzhia had ⁠risen to 23 people, including ​four children, after it ‌was struck heavily by ​Russia on Saturday.

(Reporting by Daniel FlynnEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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