This continues the day-four piece. Everything below is from reporting on 10-14 and 10-15, and I name who is making each claim, because several of them cannot...
Three Days of Trump's "Energy Ceasefire": One Side Has Paused, and Nobody Has Said the Terms
On 10-12 I wrote up the first night of the "energy ceasefire" Trump announced on 10-11. A day later there is enough to compare the claim with a short record....
Trump's Second "Energy Ceasefire": What One Night of Evidence Shows
On 10-11 Trump posted that "there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed." It was the second such post in a...
The Ceasefire's Gone, the Talks Are Gone, and Nobody Agrees on the Tanker
Fifth piece in a series that started with Mokha falling on 09-11. Previous: The Strait Fell, and Riyadh Called Washington → Both Banks, and Now Iran's Own...
Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue
Ukrainian leader says he was surprised by Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ announcement, posted as Russian drones hit Kyiv
Zelenskyy says Russia keeps striking Ukraine’s energy sites despite Trump ceasefire push
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced outrage Wednesday over Russia’s continuing aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in apparent defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for a ceasefire.
Three Things Rubio Said About Ukraine This Weekend, Checked Against the Documents
This continues the Graham Act piece and the day-five piece on the "energy ceasefire". Between 10-17 and 10-19, Secretary of State Rubio answered reporters'...
Trump says Russia, Ukraine reach ‘energy ceasefire’ but gives no details
U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” in the 4 1/2-year-old war, but he offered no details on it and Kyiv reported continued attacks by Moscow on energy sites after his statement
Ukraine will hold elections if Russia agrees to 60-day ceasefire, Zelensky says
Trump criticized Zelensky for attacking Russian oil refineries after the U.S. temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuel
Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv for talks with Zelensky after Putin meeting - report - i24NEWS
"We are all on the same side. We all want the war to end," Zelensky said following the conclusion of the first round of negotiations
Zelensky lifts pause on Ukraine's strikes against Russian oil refineries
Ukraine had refrained from strikes on Russia's refineries for three days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, while Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Release the pressure | Paul Stephenson | Offprint
Episode four of Sunset Season Five is here!
The Blockade Made the News for Working. The Casualties It Cost Took Two Weeks to Surface.
Saturday, Trump put his private rejection of Iran's Hormuz plan on the record. Sunday, Iran skipped Washington and went to Riyadh instead. Monday, two things...
Exclusive: Putin puts a price on Trump's Ukraine energy truce — Kyiv fears the cost
Russia has demanded sanctions relief from the U.S. as part of talks over a possible energy ceasefire with Ukraine, while also seeking to link the initiative to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, U.S. and Ukrainian officials familiar with the talks told the Kyiv Independent. The demands come as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with one senior Ukrainian defense official saying Moscow is trying to inflict as much damage as possible to gain leverage before potential negotia
Trump Said No on the Record. Iran Didn't Wait for a Yes — It Went to Riyadh Instead.
In yesterday's piece I flagged a WSJ report, sourced to unnamed US officials, that Trump had privately rejected Iran's seven-day Hormuz plan. I called it what...
The Drone Interceptors Fighting Back Against Putin’s Freezing Dark Age
Zelensky has declared an energy crisis as parts of Ukraine face electricity and heating outages after Russian strikes. Interceptor drones may finally slow the attacks
