Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian strikes have continued despite an energy ceasefire announced by Donald Trump, according to Le Monde.fr. The French outlet reported the development in live coverage dated Monday.
Le Monde.fr's headline links Zelensky's statement directly to the ceasefire Trump had announced covering energy infrastructure. The report does not specify which sites were hit or where the strikes occurred.
French business outlet Les Echos described the energy ceasefire as having failed from the outset, according to its own headline. The outlet characterized the collapse as immediate rather than gradual.
The arrangement has also drawn scrutiny beyond Ukraine. Orange Actualités reported that an accord concerning Russian diesel has been criticized, including from within Trump's own political camp. Courrier international framed that diesel agreement as a "coup de cavalier" by Russian President Vladimir Putin that weakens Ukraine. BFM, meanwhile, examined the electoral calculations and the search for a "scapegoat" behind Trump's latest move away from Ukraine — a question the outlet posed in its own headline.
Taken together, the coverage points to a ceasefire that was announced but not observed, and to an energy-related deal that has become a political liability for its backer. The reporting available does not include casualty figures, the text of any agreement, or official Russian comment.
What to watch next: whether the energy ceasefire is formally abandoned or renegotiated, and how the diesel accord's critics inside Trump's camp respond.
