US claims Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" on same day Ukrainian power plant attacked; neither Ukraine nor Russia confirms existence of agreement

A power plant inside Ukraine was attacked by Russian forces on Sunday and caused blackouts, occurring almost simultaneously with the US president's public claim that Russia and Ukraine had reached an "energy ceasefire" agreement. According to a France 24 report, Ukrainian President Zelensky said he was "completely unaware" of the agreement, and the Russian side also provided no confirmation.

According to a report from Kyiv by France 24's Kyiv correspondent Gulliver Cragg, Zelensky announced on Sunday the news that the power plant had been attacked and caused blackouts. When asked about the "energy ceasefire" agreement mentioned in Trump's post, Zelensky said he had "not been informed of the existence of any such agreement," but added that if such an agreement truly existed, he would welcome it.

The report pointed out that as of the time of publication, Moscow had not made any confirmation regarding the relevant agreement. The specific content, scope, and temporal details of the agreement referred to in Trump's post remained unclear.

On one side is the diplomatic victory narrative unilaterally put forward by Washington; on the other side, power plants were struck on the very same day and civilians were plunged into blackouts. This nearly synchronous misalignment exposes the enormous gap between the US "rapid mediation" narrative and the reality on the ground. When an agreement is known only to its announcer, while neither warring party has confirmed it, the so-called "ceasefire" is more like a PR document aimed at American domestic public opinion, and its binding force still awaits verification by battlefield facts.