Kremlin Rejects Ceasefire Day After Trump Claimed Both Sides Agreed; Russia Hits Ukrainian Gas Sites

One day after Trump declared on Truth Social that an 'energy ceasefire' between Russia and Ukraine was in effect and that 'both parties have agreed,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said talks were ongoing but that 'both President Putin and officials at other levels have repeatedly stated we do not want a ceasefire.' Overnight, Russia struck Naftogaz gas production facilities in the Kharkiv region, damaging critical equipment, after hitting a Kharkiv power plant the previous day. Zelenskyy told the Warsaw Security Forum that Ukraine had learned of the supposed agreement from the media, that he had 'not heard approval of this proposal from the Russian side, and this looks strange,' and that de-escalation steps 'are truly needed here in reality, not just on Truth Social.' French President Macron said he had seen no energy ceasefire from the Russian side in the previous 48 hours. Trump did not retract or clarify the claim. The episode repeats his 2026-09-14 post asserting both sides had agreed to stop striking energy targets, which collapsed within three days.