Kremlin says Putin's order to suspend strikes on energy facilities in Ukraine remains in force

Record ID: 1984972

  • Title: Kremlin says Putin's order to suspend strikes on energy facilities in Ukraine remains in force
  • Date: 21st March 2025
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS) STRANDED PASSENGERS LOOKING AT ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING CANCELLED FLIGHTS TO HEATHROW VARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC BOARDS SHOWING CANCELLED FLIGHTS TO LONDON HEATHROW VARIOUS OF PEOPLE QUEUING TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CANCELLED FLIGHTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH PASSENGER WITH A CANCELLED FLIGHT TO LONDON HEATHROW, CHRISTINE SHAW,
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  • Keywords: Kremlin Russia Sudzha Ukraine Zelenskiy ceasefire strike
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001063121032025RP1
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  • Story Text:President Vladimir Putin's order for Russian forces to temporarily halt their attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine remains in force, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday (March 21).
    Putin agreed to the suspension of such attacks in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyiv, which has said it would be willing to take part in such a partial ceasefire if a document setting out its terms is agreed, has accused Russia of not abiding by Putin's order, something Moscow denies.
    Russia on Friday accused Ukraine of blowing up a major Russian gas pumping and measuring station in the Kursk region near the Ukrainian border in what it called "an act of terrorism."
    Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said in a statement it had opened a criminal case over the incident which it said had done "significant damage" to the facility near the town of Sudzha.
    Peskov said the reported attack on Sudzha showed that the Ukraine cannot be trusted in a ceasefire deal.
    The Russian Defence Ministry on Friday accused Ukraine of deliberately blowing up the Sudzha gas pumping station, Interfax reported.
    The Ukrainian military has denied involvement in the attack.
    The facility, once used by Gazprom to export gas via Ukraine to Europe, is in a region largely recaptured by Russian forces this week after heavy fighting with Ukrainian troops who had held it since last year.
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