Zelenskyy accuses Putin of defying Trump's ceasefire push, sends pointed message to White House

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News on Monday that Russia continued attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite President Donald Trump's announcement of what he called an immediate energy ceasefire, accusing Vladimir Putin of rejecting Washington's peace efforts and calling for greater pressure on Moscow.

"We are ready today for energy ceasefire, as President Trump said.

But I'm not sure that Putin is ready because even after yesterday's messages from the president about energy cease fire, Putin attacked our gas infrastructure," Zelenskyy told Bill Hemmer in a live interview on " America's Newsroom ." Asked whether Ukraine would honor the ceasefire, Zelenskyy answered, "Of course," insisting that Kyiv had already refrained from striking Russian energy facilities overnight.

TRUMP ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE ENERGY CEASEFIRE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE "We didn't attack any energy objects on the territory of Russia because President Trump said that there will be an energy cease fire between Ukraine and Russia.

And we didn't attack, but Russia attacked our gas stations, energy infrastructure, infrastructure and other things," he said.

The Ukrainian leader described the attacks as Putin's response to Trump's initiative.

"It was his answer to President Trump.

He attacked our energy infrastructure," Zelenskyy said.

"The communication from Russia was very clear that they don't know anything about energy ceasefire." Trump announced Sunday on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate halt to attacks on energy facilities.

But Moscow has not confirmed accepting such an agreement, and the precise scope of Trump's proposal remains disputed.

According to Axios reporting Sunday , a White House official said the proposal initially focused on halting attacks on oil refineries, with a broader ceasefire covering power plants and electricity grids potentially following.

The official acknowledged that Russia had not yet agreed.

UKRAINE STRIKES DEEP INTO RUSSIA’S ARCTIC GAS HEARTLAND AS TRUMP PUSHES PUTIN TOWARD PEACE During the interview, Hemmer pressed Zelenskyy on whether Ukraine would halt attacks on Russia's extensive oil-refining network, which has become a point of contention between Washington and Kyiv amid rising global fuel prices.

Zelenskyy argued that a ceasefire limited to refineries would fail to address Ukraine's greatest vulnerability: its electricity supply.