Energy truce collapses as Kyiv-Washington rift deepens

Summary

The collapse of the energy truce between Russia and Ukraine and a reported White House order limiting Ukraine's Starlink access have opened a visible rift between Washington and Kyiv.⁠12

Trump called Ukraine's resumed strikes on Russian refineries a 'disgrace', while EU leaders gathered in Brussels rallied behind Zelensky.⁠34

The New York Times reported that Russia plans to cut electricity, heating and water to Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa this winter.⁠5

Trump has denied ordering the Starlink restrictions.⁠6

In Indonesia, forest fires have made the country's air the most polluted in the world, with more than 202,000 hectares burned since January.⁠7

In Brazil, Amazon deforestation has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1988, according to new government data.⁠8

Zelensky has said Ukraine's military Starlink access is not yet fully restored, so the pace of its recovery is the next thing to check in Ukraine's wartime communications.⁠9