“Give Us Interceptor Missiles”: Zelenskyy Backs Energy Ceasefire With Russia if US Helps Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine supports a mutual ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure, but Kyiv needs additional interceptor missiles from the United States to protect its power system. In an interview with newspaper Corriere della Sera, he said Ukraine would refrain from striking Russian energy facilities if Moscow also stopped its attacks and Washington helped defend Ukrainian infrastructure. Zelenskyy argued that limiting Ukraine’s retaliation without air defenses would be unfair. He reiterated that Kyiv values its partnership with Washington.