A waiver of attacks on energy systems should bring peace closer to the Ukraine. But these partial arms seems brittle, both sides accuse themselves. The Kremlin now even reserves the right not to comply with it.
Russia and Ukraine once again accused each other the breaking of an agreement to do without attacks against energy systems.
According to its own statements, Russia therefore reserves the right not to comply with this agreement. In the event that Ukraine continues to violate “, this applies, says Kremllagers Dmitri Peskow. Russia regularly spreads allegations to justify its own aggression.
In the war against Ukraine, which has been war on Ukraine for more than three years, there are attempts by the United States to convey a ceasefire. A 30-day ceasefire proposed by US President Donald Trump rejected Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin without preconditions. Putin also shows no interest in negotiations or a peaceful solution to his war.
As minimal consensus, both have agreed to take out objects of the energy supply of attacks. Russia has been deliberately and systematically destroying the energy infrastructure of Ukraine since the beginning of his war war.
Björn Blaschke, B. Blaschke, ARD Moscow, Zzt. Tbilis, Tagesschau, 29.03.2025 08:47 a.m.
Allegations of the Kremlin
Now the Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the Ukrainian military had shot down several objects of its own energy supply with drones and Himars rockets. In the morning, the gas measuring station in Sudscha was attacked, “which caused a strong fire and the energy object was actually destroyed”.
In addition, 19 drones were intercepted above the southern Russian area of Saratow, which aimed at the infrastructure of a refinery, it said. The information cannot be checked independently.
Kremlin spokesman Peskow later picked up the allegations and said that Ukrainian soldiers “do not carry out the commands in the area of waiver of blows against objects of the energy infrastructure”. There are attempts to shoot Russian systems every day from the Ukrainian side. This indicates that the Ukrainian army is out of control and does not follow the leadership of the country. Russia, on the other hand, sticks to the agreement, he said.
Ukraine complains of attack on Gas production
In return, the Ukrainian state company Naftogaz Russia accused another attack on gas production facilities. The latest shelling “is not just an attack on our infrastructure, but the attempt to undermine the stability of the energy supply,” said CEO Roman Tschumak according to a message.
There were no victims and it is being worked on to eliminate the consequences. He did not provide information on the type of weapon used, place and time of the attack.
Previously, Ukrainian authorities had informed about massive Russian drone attacks, especially in the Poltawa area. This information could not initially be checked independently.
Not the first allegations
Both sides have now accused each other several times not to stick to the agreement.
On Thursday, Selenskyj said on the edge of a summit with partner countries in Paris that the Russian military had also damaged the infrastructure for the energy supply of the city in South Ukraine during an artillery fire from Cherson. Kyiv will send appropriate evidence to Washington and then wait for a reaction from the White House.
Moscow, on the other hand, had raised the first accusations against Kiev the day after Putin's phone call. At that point, the details of the implementation of such an agreement were not yet known.
Putin calls for “UN administration” for Ukraine
On the edge of a Russian Arctic forum, Putin has proposed a “temporary administration” of Ukraine by the UN. Under these circumstances, “democratic presidential elections” in Ukraine could be organized, the negotiations for a “peace agreement” could follow, said the Kremlin chief. Putin has been demanding Selenskyj's dismissal since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in February 2022.
UN General Secretary António Guterres in response to the proposal that Ukraine had a legitimate government that had to be respected. The federal government has also strictly rejected the statement. Putin proves with the daily attacks on Ukraine that he is not concerned with democracy in Ukraine, said government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit. Therefore, the Russian narrative should not be started.
Conflict parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and victims through official bodies of the Russian and the Ukrainian parties of conflict cannot be checked directly from an independent position in the current situation.
