Kremlin cannot say when "energy truce" is supposed to end

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has failed to specify the timeframe of the so-called energy truce, during which Russia is supposedly refraining from striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure, merely recalling that, according to the Kremlin, it had previously been said to last until 1 February.

Source: Russian news agency Interfax

Details: Peskov was asked whether the so-called energy truce was still in effect or whether it had already expired.

In response, Putin's spokesperson said: "I have nothing to add to what I told you at the previous conference call, where it was stated that it was until 1 February."

Background:

• US President Donald Trump said that he had personally asked Russian leader Vladimir Putin to stop attacks on Ukraine for a week due to the freezing cold weather.
• Pro-war Russian social media channels reported on 29 January that Moscow ordered its forces on 28 January to stop strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the negotiating teams in the UAE discussed halting attacks on energy facilities.
• Ukraine has recorded very low temperatures in recent days. Following a large-scale Russian attack on 24 January and damage to critical infrastructure, half of the capital's housing stock was left without heating. As of 2 February, more than 200 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating.
• Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator, is forced to impose emergency power cuts almost every day.

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