According to Zelensky, the team of former U.S. President Donald Trump acted as a mediator. He noted: “If Russia does not strike our energy infrastructure, then we will not attack their energy facilities either. This is probably the answer that the American mediators were expecting.” The president emphasized that Ukraine supports all reasonable initiatives coming from the U.S.
Earlier, Trump claimed that Russia had already suspended attacks on Ukraine after his appeal to Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian military reported that on the night of January 30, the Russian army used 111 drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile against Ukraine. Their report stated that the missile and 25 drones hit 15 targets, and the wreckage of downed drones fell in two locations. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 80 Russian drones were successfully intercepted.
Drone strikes and airstrikes continued during the day on Friday, according to Ukrainian military reports. In response, the Kremlin did not confirm the existence of an "energy truce." The press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, noted that the Kremlin does not comment on rumors about agreements reached with Kyiv.
As reported by the Financial Times, the "energy truce" may have been discussed at closed three-party negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. in Abu Dhabi last week. Zelensky confirmed this, describing the initiative as "measures for de-escalation."
In January, Russian military attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, leading to power and heating outages in several Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv.
