Trump claims Russia-Ukraine 'energy ceasefire' effective immediately; Zelensky unaware, Russia reportedly strikes Ukrainian power plant hours later
What happened
President Trump claimed on social media Sunday, October 11 that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an "energy ceasefire" effective immediately, which would halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructure. Ukraine's President Zelensky said he did not know of any such agreement but would adopt it if Moscow does; Russia reportedly struck a Ukrainian power plant shortly after Trump's claim. Trump made a similar energy-ceasefire claim a month earlier that did not hold — Zelensky has repeatedly offered such a deal, and Putin has repeatedly refused.
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- Energy sector and crude futures (XLE popped 3.6% last week
- WTI $91.85, Brent ~$104)
- U.S. refiners and diesel-import plays on Trump's Friday sanctioned-Russian-diesel deal; shipping/tanker names on Strait of Hormuz security after Saturday's tanker destruction; broad equity indexes via the oil risk premium ahead of futures open at 6 p.m. ET Sunday.
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