Moscow: Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of 'sabotaging' a 30-day ceasefire on strikes against energy facilities, as Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations of overnight attacks. Earlier, Russian and Ukrainian authorities reported overnight attacks on local infrastructure, hours after a Tuesday phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in which the Russian leader agreed to a limited ceasefire that would temporarily halt attacks "on all energy and infrastructure."

According to Anadolu Agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow that Moscow views Ukrainian attacks as 'sabotage' meant to derail agreements reached between Putin and Trump. Peskov argued that information on the ceasefire was already widely available when the attacks took place, saying Ukraine's decision to not halt the strikes 'run counter to these common efforts.'

Peskov stated that the agreement to temporarily halt strikes only concerns energy facilities and added that the Kremlin is closely monitoring Kyiv to see whether it will listen to the 'firm intention' of Putin and Trump to reach a peaceful settlement. He emphasized that Putin has not canceled his order to stop Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities.

He further explained that Putin and Trump's 'strong will' is 'the best guarantee' that Moscow and Washington will continue to work on restoring bilateral ties. During their Tuesday phone call, Putin and Trump discussed the topic of potentially halting military aid to Ukraine. Peskov added that Moscow will continue to raise the issue because it deems it important, but not in public.