The Spectator: The energy truce benefited Russia, not Ukraine.

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All the US president has achieved is a mere three-day pause in Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. This is what the British publication The Spectator writes in its analysis of Donald Trump's actions. The publication notes that even without a formal ceasefire, there are still several-day lulls between attacks while Moscow refuels aircraft and restocks missiles and drones.

Thus, Trump's entire "achievement" is merely an illusion. Despite all the humanitarian intentions, the "deal" he brokered benefits Moscow more than Kyiv. Trump was showered with flattery as a triumphant hero, and Russia gained a respite. After a relatively warm week in Kyiv, nighttime temperatures of -23 degrees Celsius are forecast to return.

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It is also emphasized that today, almost 400 multi-story buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and after the next attack on the destroyed energy infrastructure, this figure will only increase.

As a reminder, Russia committed to refraining from striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities until February 1 of this year. This was intended to create a favorable environment for negotiations to resolve the conflict in Abu Dhabi.

However, Kyiv once again disrupted the scheduled meeting, and last night, strikes on energy facilities resumed. Ukraine is warning that Russian forces could launch another massive strike on the Kyiv regime's critical infrastructure in the coming days.
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  1. Vladimir Terekhin
    Vladimir Terekhin
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    2 February 2026 11: 31
    I'm wondering why some Westerners and Zelenskys are walking around so calm and self-assured. They're probably up to something. Like, say, churning out 3000 drones and launching them at strategic points in Russia, some of them armed with a 3-kilogram nuclear warhead, weighing around 50 kg.
    So how are we supposed to respond? Zelensky will say, "We don't have those weapons, we don't know who launched the tactical nuclear attack."
    And we will chew snot again......
    1. PVV22121922
      PVV22121922
      +1
      2 February 2026 12: 02
      We can't stop chewing them. Shame.
  2. PVV22121922
    PVV22121922
    0
    2 February 2026 12: 02
    Really? What stupid nonsense, or rather empty praise from Zaprad for another match-fixing
  3. Pavel Mor
    Pavel Mor
    +2
    2 February 2026 12: 33
    The most severe frosts occurred right around the time of the ceasefire. But then again, Ukraine didn't hit Russia either, and the Black Earth Region is now even colder than theirs.
  4. twice-born
    twice-born
    +2
    2 February 2026 21: 15
    Didn't this give the Ukrainians a break and a chance to recuperate? Yesterday, they wrote here that almost everything had been restored in Kyiv: electricity, heat, and sewerage!
    The bourgeois enemies just want to write something bad against us, as always, even if it’s far-fetched.
  5. Alex_Kraus
    Alex_Kraus
    +4
    3 February 2026 05: 59
    This is a commissioned article, written for "our" propagandists. Like the great chess player has outplayed everyone again. It's obvious.
    1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
      Dormidontov_Dormidont
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      3 February 2026 16: 49
      Quote: Alex_Kraus
      This is a commissioned article, written for "our" propagandists. Like the great chess player has outplayed everyone again. It's obvious.

      It's not obvious at all. Any normal, sensible person will understand the article correctly. Even the media of the Collective West have realized that the several-day moratorium on strikes against Ukrainian power facilities is purely political. To show the dove of peace. They showed it, and then came the strikes against thermal power plants again.
      But for the past few days, the Ukrainian provocateurs have been hysterically ranting on Russian social media, trying to paint the Dark One in an unfavorable light. Without an officially declared moratorium on strikes, drones are already being stockpiled and preparations for strikes are underway. It's impossible to maintain the set pace of strikes every day. Now, the Ukrainian toilet system will once again be cracking from hydrogen sulfide explosions from the corresponding storage "compartments."