Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia to agree to a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure, in an effort to ease pressure on global oil markets affected by ongoing conflict.
Speaking to journalists, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine would be willing to reciprocate if Russia ceased attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.
"If Russia is ready to stop hitting Ukrainian energy facilities, we will not respond against their energy sector," he said.
He added that some of Ukraine's allies had signalled the possibility of scaling back Kyiv’s long-range strikes on Russian oil targets. Mr Zelensky also indicated Ukraine would be open to a ceasefire arrangement in the east of the country.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it has no plans for a new military mobilisation. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the issue was "not on the agenda".
Separately, tensions escalated between Russia and the UK after Moscow expelled a British diplomat over alleged espionage.
The UK described the accusations as "completely unacceptable" and said it would not tolerate intimidation of its embassy staff or their families.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed the diplomat, named as Albertus Gerhardus Janse van Rensburg, had engaged in intelligence and subversive activities threatening Russian security.
The FSB also warned Russian citizens they could face serious consequences for maintaining contact with British diplomats.
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Moscow has increasingly portrayed Britain as a key adversary, accusing its intelligence services of stepping up espionage efforts reminiscent of the Cold War.
On the battlefield, Russian state media reported that its forces had taken control of the villages of Novoosynove and Luhivske in eastern Ukraine. The claims could not be independently verified.
In a separate development, Ukraine said it had apologised to Finland after two drones crashed in the country over the weekend.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy said the drones were likely diverted by Russian electronic warfare systems and were not intentionally directed towards Finnish territory.
