The Kremlin issued a stark warning on Friday, asserting its right to withdraw from a US-brokered moratorium if Ukraine continues its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. This comes after recent agreements between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia aimed at pausing strikes against each other’s energy targets, a move that Washington hopes will pave the way for a broader ceasefire and peace negotiations to conclude the ongoing conflict.
On the same day, both Russia and Ukraine accused each other of launching attacks on a gas metering station in Russia’s Kursk region, a crucial facility for gas supplies to Europe that had been operational until the end of last year. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov indicated that Moscow’s patience with the moratorium was waning, stating, “Of course, the Russian side reserves the right… not to observe it either,” should Ukraine fail to uphold the agreement.
Despite these tensions, Peskov affirmed that Russia would currently continue to adhere to the moratorium, although he noted that Ukraine had accused Moscow of violating the terms.
President Vladimir Putin has suggested the possibility of a temporary administration in Ukraine to facilitate new elections, a proposal that Kyiv has vehemently rejected as outrageous. Peskov clarified that Putin had not discussed this idea with US President Donald Trump in previous conversations. Instead, he framed the suggestion as a response to growing concerns about armed nationalist forces in Ukraine.
In a related development, Russia announced it had regained control of a border village in the Kursk region, reclaiming territory that had been under Ukrainian control since last summer. The Russian defense ministry reported that troops secured the village of Gogolevka, near the Ukrainian border, following a series of territorial gains in the region. This escalation highlights the ongoing volatility as both nations navigate the complex dynamics of the conflict.
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