Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Brussels that Kyiv would halt attacks on Russian refineries if allies supply interceptors to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, after earlier telling the Financial Times that Patriot systems were the "minimum" condition for another pause. Zelenskyy is also open to a proposal from Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Kevin Cramer for a 100 day halt to refinery strikes in exchange for US intelligence on Russian launch sites and Starlink coverage extending up to 300 kilometers inside Russia.
The strikes resumed after Zelenskyy ended a three day pause requested by Washington, citing Russian missile and drone barrages that knocked out Kyiv's three main combined heat and power plants and cut electricity to 600,000 people while the US withheld early missile warnings and restricted Starlink service. US President Donald Trump called the renewed refinery strikes a "disgrace" that raises global oil prices and told Newsmax that Zelenskyy is "not a good guy for us to deal with" and that a war settlement would not happen with him. Asked in Brussels whether Trump was using him as a scapegoat ahead of US midterm elections, Zelenskyy smiled and told reporters, "This is my answer."