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Ukraine says energy truce began on March 25, despite Russian claims

- 'We consider March 25 start of the agreement with US,' says Zelenskyy adviser amid renewed strike warnings

Ukraine sees March 25 as the beginning of the 30-day pause on聽energy聽site strikes, a senior presidential adviser said Friday, rejecting Russia鈥檚 suggestion that the moratorium on attacks was over.

Dmytro Lytvyn, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy鈥檚 communications adviser, told reporters that Kyiv considers the truce to have started when the White House issued official statements on the matter.

"We consider the beginning of the agreement with the American side to be March 25, when the White House published the corresponding statements,鈥� Lytvyn said.

鈥淏ut given the inadequacy of the Russians and intelligence data: yesterday President Zelenskyy warned of the threat of Russian strikes on聽energy聽facilities on the eve of Easter or after it,鈥� he added.

The remarks came after Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Russia鈥檚 month-long pause in attacks on Ukraine鈥檚聽energy聽infrastructure had expired.

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Anadolu Agency

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