The partial fire in Ukraine, agreed in a call between the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, crumbled in less than an hour. Shortly after the conversation in which the leaders agreed a 30 -day truce that protected the energy and civil infrastructure, 40 Russian drones fly over Ukrainian territory and hit several objectives, including a hospital in Sumy and an electrical substation in Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region.
The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, reacted with skepticism before the apparent breach of the agreement: “Do you see it? There is already an air alert, so this [el alto al fuego] It is no longer working, “he said to journalists on Tuesday night.
The Russian attack calls into question the effectiveness of the pact driven by Washington. After weeks of US diplomatic efforts to get a respite in war, Trump and Putin reached a limited commitment. Moscow only agreed to stop attacks against energy and civil infrastructure, while Kíiv had accepted a total cessation of hostilities.
Zelenski himself emphasized the fragility of the agreement and warned that his country will not stay with crossed arms if Russia maintains the bombings: “There will not be a situation in which Russia continues to attack our energy infrastructure and we do not respond. We will respond.”
The impact of the attacks extended beyond Ukraine. Hours after bombing, Russian authorities in Krasnodar denounced a fire in an oil tank, supposedly caused by a Ukrainian drone. In addition, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the foray of several enemy drones in its airspace.
“Today, Putin has de facto rejected the proposal of a total fire,” said Zelenski, who reiterated that international pressure on Russia must continue “for the good of peace.” According to the failure of the agreement leaves in the air the next steps of American diplomacy and opens the door to a new escalation of the conflict.
