SATV, Kathmandu, Oct.12- USPresidentDonaldTrumphasannouncedthatRussiaandUkrainehaveagreedtoanimmediateceasefireonattacksagainstenergyinfrastructure.However,UkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyhassaidthatKyivhasyettoreceivethefulldetailsoftheagreement.

On Sunday, Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire.

“An energy ceasefire has been agreed upon between Russia and Ukraine in the ongoing war, effective immediately. Both sides have agreed. Do not violate it,” he wrote.

However, international news agency Reuters reported that Russia had not issued an official response to Trump's announcement. Ukraine has also not released the detailed terms of the agreement.

Zelensky said he had discussed the ceasefire announcement with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.

“Ukraine supports a ceasefire. It is important that Russia supports it as well. We are waiting for details from the American side,” he wrote on Telegram.

Nevertheless, Zelensky said Russian forces continued attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure even after Trump's announcement.

According to Zelensky, Russian forces also attacked a combined heat and power generation facility in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city. Ukrainian officials confirmed that the attack took place after Trump's announcement.

Trump's announcement came amid increasing pressure from Washington on Ukraine to halt its attacks on Russian oil refineries. On Saturday, Trump warned Zelensky against attacking Russian oil refineries. He also claimed that Zelensky had missed several opportunities to reach an agreement with Russia and called for fresh elections in Ukraine to bring about a change in leadership.

Trump had previously announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in mid-September. However, neither country confirmed that such an agreement had been reached at the time.

A person familiar with the matter said the United States had pressured Ukraine to stop attacking Russian energy facilities by threatening to suspend intelligence-sharing with Kyiv and halt assistance for weapons purchases.

Trump has also called for elections in Ukraine, which were suspended after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. In response, Zelensky said he would be willing to hold elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a 60-day ceasefire.

“Tell Putin that we need two months, 60 days of a full ceasefire, and we will hold elections,” Zelensky said.

He emphasized that the Ukrainian people themselves must decide who leads their country. However, he maintained that the war must stop before elections can take place. Under Ukrainian law, elections cannot be held while martial law is in effect due to security concerns.

Zelensky also rejected Trump's accusation that the war in his country was responsible for rising energy prices. He argued that the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on global fuel prices was widely understood around the world.