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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 29, 2026, that the proposed energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia never took effect because Moscow kept striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The Kyiv Post reported his remarks. Zelensky welcomed initial progress under a separate US-brokered humanitarian truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, saying even a few days without major attacks could help civilians and evacuation efforts. He also discussed upcoming trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi and the possibility of negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.