Macron discusses with Trump initiatives to stop targeting the energy sector in Ukraine and Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron said he and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed initiatives aimed at reaching a temporary halt to energy-related attacks between Ukraine and Russia, Sky News Arabia reported.

Macron's remarks came in the context of renewed international efforts to de-escalate the years-long war between Moscow and Kyiv, where energy facilities have been hit repeatedly by both sides in recent months, affecting electricity and heating supplies in large areas of Ukraine, especially as winter approaches.

A renewed diplomatic path

The French statement did not elaborate further on the proposed mechanism for implementing any possible cessation of attacks, nor the timeline to which it might be subjected, nor has Washington, Moscow or Kyiv yet issued any separate official comment on the conversation between the French and U.S. presidents.

The talks come at a time when international diplomatic efforts have been sporadic since the outbreak of the war in February 2022, with no comprehensive settlement yet reached between the two parties. Reports indicate that the energy sector has become a frequent focus of indirect negotiations due to its direct impact on the civilian population in the winter.

It is not yet clear what the next steps may follow the phone conversation or the meeting between the two presidents, and observers are waiting to see if this initiative will turn into a formal commitment from the parties involved in the war.