Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday urged supporters to speak out in defence of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a sweeping package of restrictions targeting the Russian economy, according to the Associated Press.
Zelenskyy described the decision as unfortunate but did not directly criticise Trump. He said the U.S. had decided "to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act," which he said was meant to exert real pressure on Russia to end the war. He added that the act "could have helped enormously — and still can!" if every voice in support of it mattered.
Zelenskyy also said Russia had carried out a massive strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, targeting more than 15 sites. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched four cruise missiles and 332 attack drones overnight, and that all the missiles and 289 of the drones were suppressed or destroyed.
Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia is stockpiling ballistic missiles for further attacks in the coming months. The pause has raised fears in Kyiv that Ukraine could be left exposed as winter approaches. The wire report does not say how long the pause will last.
This dispatch is based on a public report by The Independent World. We label it reported; a report is not an independent confirmation.
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