Ukraine and the Russian Federation are negotiating to end energy strikes
Qatar acts as a mediator
Ukraine and Russia are negotiating to end strikes on each other's energy infrastructure. However, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is unlikely to agree to an agreement as long as Ukrainian troops remain in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
Financial Times writes about this with reference to its sources. Kyiv seeks to resume negotiations with the mediation of Qatar, which in August were close to reaching an agreement, but ultimately broke down due to Ukraine's invasion of the territory of the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
According to a senior Ukrainian official, Moscow and Kyiv have already reduced the frequency of attacks on each other's energy infrastructure in recent weeks thanks to agreements reached by their intelligence services.
Kyiv and Moscow have previously recognized that ending attacks on Ukraine's power grids and Russian oil refineries is in their mutual interest.
However, according to a former high-ranking Kremlin official, Putin is unlikely to agree to a deal until Russian troops push Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region. At the same time, a high-ranking official from Ukraine noted that Kyiv plans to continue strikes on targets, including oil refineries, in order to force Russia to sit down at the negotiating table.
As "Ukrainian Energy" reported, Ukrenergo predicts the worst winter since the war. There may be no light for up to 8 hours.
