The White House calls energy ceasefire a potential agreement, and attacks on Russian refineries hurt U.S. -Ukrainian leadership relations

On October 12, Axios disclosed that White House officials revealed that Trump's "energy ceasefire" initiative between Russia and Ukraine proposed on Sunday was actually a pending agreement. The official pointed out that if the two sides can take the lead in stopping attacks on refineries, they may subsequently advance negotiations to ban attacks on power plants and energy grids. The White House described the agreement as a "refinery for refinery" solution, but emphasized that it was significantly unequal. Ukraine officials revealed that there is only one refinery left in the country, which has been attacked by Russia many times and is now partially shut down. Russia, on the other hand, controls an extensive refining system. White House officials also warned that Ukraine's attack on Russian refining facilities may cause more serious damage to the relationship between Zelensky and Trump, and this impact may even exceed its impact on Russia. Trump is said to have expressed strong dissatisfaction with this, believing that Zelensky takes the United States for granted. It is worth noting that in the context of the continuing crisis in Ukraine, presidential envoys Witkov and Kushner have cancelled their scheduled visit to Moscow.