Trump seeks halt to energy attacks by both Russia, Ukraine

US President Donald Trump claimed a breakthrough on Monday in diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia , although his unsubstantiated declaration only elicited a very reserved comment from Ukraine and no immediate word from the Kremlin.

The assertion comes amid indications from both Russia and Ukraine that they would be willing to continue with US-brokered negotiations , which have been largely stagnant throughout Trump's second term.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week told DW that he would be willing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami in December if rumors of Putin being invited materialized.

Trump appeared to claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop hitting each other's energy targets.

"Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!" Trump or his team wrote.

"The World's Diesel price is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War [sic], not Iran," the Truth Social comment continued, demonstrating — as a quickfire series of agitated follow-up posts would reinforce — a desire to downplay rising US oil prices, the role of Trump's war in Iran in pushing them skywards, and economic pressures closer to home.

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Ukraine's presidency declined to comment  but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a more guarded statement online.