Russia again accused Ukraine of breaking the energy truce that both countries declared after maintaining negotiations with the US, in a new day of attacks against the rear of both sides in which the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenski, He reaffirmed that he will not accept to reduce his army although Kremlin demands it as a condition for peace.
In a statement published Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the Ukrainian armed forces of having attacked up to four times in the 24 hours after four energy infrastructure in the Russian border regions of Course y Bélgorod, where these bombings left thousands of people without light.
The Ministry of Defense denounced that the Ukrainian army “Attacks daily and unilaterally” Russia’s energy facilities.
The Russian accusations responded by the Ukrainian General Staff, which described them as “falsehoods” In a statement in which he insisted that kyiv respects the truce and assured that it is Russia that has repeatedly broken it.
Both sides are practically denounced daily for violating that truce and They expect US response to the list That both kyiv and Moscow gave to Washington this week in which all cases detail in which the enemy has broken the high fire in energy attacks.
Drones attacks continue
Meanwhile, the attacks with drones of both sides against the enemy rear continue to be produced almost every night.
Russia reported Thursday morning of the demolition about six of its regions of 23 Ukrainian attack drones.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian defenses knocked down 23 Russian attack drones in the north and east of the country.
Zelenski reaffirms its red lines
During a visit to the northern region of CherZelenski again made clear two of the red lines of Ukraine in the negotiation process that promotes the US.
“For us a strong army is a priority. That is why it is a red line. No reduction from our army,” he said in a meeting with the regional authorities.
The Ukrainian President added that Ukraine will do everything possible so that the Army maintains the number of personnel it has now.
According to Zelenski at the beginning of the year, the Ukrainian army currently has 880,000 soldiers.
The Ukrainian President also repeated that Ukraine will not recognize as Russians any of the occupied territories. “It is Ukrainian territory. It is for us one of the main red lines,” he said.
New Kremlin contacts with the US
Meanwhile, in Washington, the Kremlin emissary for economic affairs, Kiril Dmítrievheld several meetings on joint projects with the US, after the US president, Donald Trumpdeclared a commercial war on the European Union (EU), China and other dozens of countries, which it has imposed tariffs.
“The real understanding of the Russian position opens new possibilities for a constructive cooperationincluding in the economic -inversor field, “Dmítriev said in his Telegram account.
Dmiteriev, who is the head of the Russian sovereign fund and participated in Riyadh meetings for the normalization of bilateral relations, said he traveled to Washington “by order of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin“To keep consultants with representatives of the current US administration.