Ukraine, Russia in talks about halting strikes on energy plants

Ukraine and Russia are in preliminary discussions about halting strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter, Report informs referring to Financial Times.

Kyiv was seeking to resume Qatar-mediated negotiations that came close to an agreement in August before being derailed by Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk, said the people, who included senior Ukrainian officials.

“There’s very early talks about potentially restarting something,” said a diplomat briefed on the negotiations. “There’s now talks on the energy facilities.”

An agreement would mark the most significant de-escalation of the war since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.