Home Europe live Published on: 10/12/2026 – 07:29Modified: 10/12/2026 – 08:30 A rescuer puts out a fire in residential houses destroyed in a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on October 11, 2026. © Andrii Marienko, AP Most stock markets rose on Monday as oil prices fell after the US president Donald Trump announced a supposed “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, provoking the astonishment of Kyiv and the silence of Moscow. Trump’s Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, said he was seeking more details about the announcement. Follow our live blog for the latest news. 12/10/2026 – 08:30Lithuania’s foreign minister says EU should designate Russian military intelligence agency as a terrorist organization 12/10/2026 – 08:26EU’s top diplomat says she will welcome energy truce in Ukraine ‘when it holds’ European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed US President Donald’s unilateral announcement Trump of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, although he added that he would prefer one “that includes not killing people.” He said it was unclear whether Russia would respect the ceasefire and called on the United States to impose sanctions on Russia. Moscow has not confirmed that it has agreed to any ceasefire, and Trump’s statement appeared to take kyiv equally by surprise. “We would ask the United States to implement sanctions so that we could actually end the war,” Kallas said. 10/12/2026 – 08:10Australia says it supports an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia Australia said it supports an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia, while urging Moscow to “end its unjustified and unprovoked invasion” of its neighbor. “Australia supports an energy ceasefire that is respected by Russia and contributes to a just and lasting peace, on Ukraine’s terms,” a spokesperson for the Australian Foreign Ministry said in statements to AFP. 10/12/2026 – 07:32Russia attacks ship near Ukrainian port of Odessa The Russian military attacked a ship supposedly carrying “military cargo” to the Ukrainian port of Odessa, the Russian Defense Ministry said. 10/12/2026 – 07:24 Oil prices fall after Trump unilaterally announced an “energy ceasefire” between kyiv and Moscow Most stock markets rose on Monday as oil prices fell after US President Donald Trump announced an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine. Both major crude contracts sank more than 1 percent following Trump’s statement, even as it raised eyebrows in kyiv, which also said Moscow had attacked multiple power plants in the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was seeking more details about the announcement, but added that “Ukraine supports the ceasefire and it is important that Russia also supports it.” Russia has not yet confirmed its agreement. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)