The administration is also threatening to halt PURL, the NATO managed program through which Ukraine’s allies buy American weapons for Kyiv, to press Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, European officials told the Financial Times. American officials contacted European capitals over the weekend; the White House declined to confirm or comment on those calls. A Ukrainian official separately told Axios that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner threatened an intelligence cutoff, which a US official denied.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces had received orders to halt energy strikes, while Kyiv awaited details from Washington and expected Russia to reciprocate. Russian attacks hit power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv after Trump’s announcement. The Kyiv strike knocked out 200 MW and disrupted water supplies, journalist Alex Raufoglu reported.