Trump downplays Russian strikes on Ukraine energy after claiming ceasefire

President Trump appeared to justify Russia's continued strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, citing Ukrainian attacks the prior day, despite announcing an 'energy ceasefire' Moscow allegedly agreed to. This marks a rhetorical softening from the U.S. toward Russia and raises uncertainty about the durability of the ceasefire framework. The deviation from the announced agreement suggests the ceasefire is fragile or was overstated.