{"id":"1793513281695-news-segment","slug":"zelensky-offers-ceasefire-kremlin-says-no","title":"Zelensky Offers Ceasefire, Kremlin Says No","summary":"Ahead of planned trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine is open to a full or partial ceasefire, including moratoriums on strikes against energy infrastructure and in the Black Sea. Russian officials rejected the idea: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said negotiations would not restrict Russian military operations, and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov downplayed the talks as essentially a trial round.\n\nRussia is seeking to expand negotiations to include its longstanding demands over NATO enlargement and European security arrangements, not just an end to fighting in Ukraine. The Kremlin has shown no readiness to accept a limited energy ceasefire, calling instead for a broader peace settlement on its own terms.\n\nZelensky has reiterated Ukraine is willing to discuss a full or partial ceasefire, including halting strikes on energy infrastructure and Black Sea operations. Russian officials, including Dmitry Peskov and Yuri Ushakov, have rejected a ceasefire and said military operations will continue.\n\nSame as the ISW assessment: Ukraine has signaled openness to a ceasefire, but the Kremlin has shown no willingness to accept one.\n\nDuplicate of the ISW post; the core claim is accurate.\n\nNo active ceasefire was in place for Zelensky to violate. Russia rejected the proposed energy ceasefire, and Ukraine said Russia continued attacking energy targets. The claim that NATO wants the war to continue is opinion, not fact.","publishedAt":"2026-11-01T06:08:01.695Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"Overnight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Zelensky has reiterated Ukraine is willing to discuss a full or partial ceasefire, including halting strikes on energy infrastructure and Black Sea operations. Russian officials, including Dmitry Peskov and Yuri Ushakov, have rejected a ceasefire and said military operations will continue.\nSource: [uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/) and [kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8 (https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2114859027586756814)\n\nTRUE: Same as the ISW assessment: Ukraine has signaled openness to a ceasefire, but the Kremlin has shown no willingness to accept one.\nSource: [uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/) (https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2114851913158263008)\n\nTRUE: Duplicate of the ISW post; the core claim is accurate.\nSource: [uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/) (https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2114858417537818841)\n\nFALSE: No active ceasefire was in place for Zelensky to violate. Russia rejected the proposed energy ceasefire, and Ukraine said Russia continued attacking energy targets. The claim that NATO wants the war to continue is opinion, not fact.\nSource: [kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87731) and [interfax.com.ua](https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/1223471.html) (https://x.com/KevinFladnander/status/2116275075276054917)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Zelensky has reiterated Ukraine is willing to discuss a full or partial ceasefire, including halting strikes on energy infrastructure and Black Sea operations. Russian officials, including Dmitry Peskov and Yuri Ushakov, have rejected a ceasefire and said military operations will continue.","sourceName":"[uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/) and [kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2114859027586756814","claim":"NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his willingness for a complete or partial ceasefire, including moratoriums on strikes against energy infrastructure or the Black Sea, but the Kremlin continues to reject a ceasefire. Other Key Takeaways: The Kremlin's https:/","author":"Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Same as the ISW assessment: Ukraine has signaled openness to a ceasefire, but the Kremlin has shown no willingness to accept one.","sourceName":"[uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2114851913158263008","claim":"NEW | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his willingness for a complete or partial ceasefire, including moratoriums on strikes against energy infrastructure or the Black Sea, but the Kremlin continues to reject a ceasefire. The Kremlin's current negotiating https:/","author":"Critical Threats (@criticalthreats)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Duplicate of the ISW post; the core claim is accurate.","sourceName":"[uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2114858417537818841","claim":"NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his willingness for a complete or partial ceasefire, including moratoriums on strikes against energy infrastructure or the Black Sea, but the Kremlin continues to reject a ceasefire. Other Key Takeaways: The Kremlin's https:/","author":"Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)"},{"verdict":"FALSE","summary":"No active ceasefire was in place for Zelensky to violate. Russia rejected the proposed energy ceasefire, and Ukraine said Russia continued attacking energy targets. The claim that NATO wants the war to continue is opinion, not fact.","sourceName":"[kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87731) and [interfax.com.ua](https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/1223471.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/KevinFladnander/status/2116275075276054917","claim":"Ironically, Putin is trying to negotiate peace. Zelensky just violated the ceasefire this morning. Him and NATO wants this war to continue. Precious data and military innovation are collected every day. Like Russia weakens, every day. Win - Win situation. What does the lives http","author":"Kevin (@KevinFladnander)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2114859027586756814","name":"[uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/) and [kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)"},{"url":"https://x.com/criticalthreats/status/2114851913158263008","name":"[uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Critical Threats (@criticalthreats)"},{"url":"https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2114858417537818841","name":"[uatv.ua](https://uatv.ua/en/kremlin-shows-no-willingness-to-support-a-ceasefire-ahead-of-planned-talks-isw/)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)"},{"url":"https://x.com/KevinFladnander/status/2116275075276054917","name":"[kyivpost.com](https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87731) and [interfax.com.ua](https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/1223471.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"FALSE","author":"Kevin (@KevinFladnander)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793513281695-news-segment-zelensky-offers-ceasefire-kremlin-says-no","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793513281695-news-segment-zelensky-offers-ceasefire-kremlin-says-no","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793513281695-news-segment-zelensky-offers-ceasefire-kremlin-says-no and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"Zelensky just offered to stop hitting Russian energy plants and pull back in the Black Sea."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The Kremlin's answer: no."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The Institute for the Study of War posted on X tonight. Ukraine is ready for a full or partial ceasefire."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Moscow keeps rejecting it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And this isn't just spin from Kyiv. Peskov said talks won't restrict Russian military operations."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Ushakov called them essentially a trial round. So before Abu Dhabi, Russia says the war goes on."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So Zelensky is offering an off-ramp."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Hold on. You don't offer an off-ramp that only covers energy and the sea."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's a first step. Russia says no to even that."},{"host":"Brian","text":"From Moscow's view, that's a pause while Ukraine rearms. Same argument since twenty-twenty-two."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The facts are one-sided tonight. Zelensky made the gesture. Kremlin rejected it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Ukraine stops hitting energy targets while Russia has been hammering Ukraine's grid."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then negotiate the terms. That's what talks are for."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Putin's not rejecting the table so much as setting his own. As it's been framed, Moscow wants NATO enlargement and a European security architecture on the table."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Exactly why a small confidence-building step matters."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fine. But let's not pretend Kyiv's hands are clean. There's a post on X from a guy named Kevin."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I saw it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"He says, quote, 'Zelensky just violated the ceasefire this morning.' That's false. There was no ceasefire to violate."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Russia rejected the proposed energy ceasefire. Ukraine says Russia kept hitting energy sites. Kevin has it backwards."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I'm not defending Kevin. The online world boils this down to good versus evil. It's not that clean."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Tonight it is pretty clean. One side said yes. The other said no."},{"host":"Brian","text":"One side said yes on terms that leave Russia's advantages intact. Let's see what comes out of Abu Dhabi."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The ISW says the Kremlin has shown no indication it'll soften."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's foreign minister, says Kyiv is ready if it's fair and doesn't require unilateral concessions."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's not both sides. Kyiv says no unilateral concessions. Moscow says we keep bombing."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Bella, you can't ignore that Russia wants a broader security deal. That's legitimate statecraft, even if you hate it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It's legitimate until it's used as an excuse to keep shelling apartment buildings. Then it's stalling."},{"host":"Brian","text":"There's the emotional argument. I'm talking about what's actually on the table."},{"host":"Bella","text":"What's on the table is simple. Energy plants and the Black Sea. Russia said no. Everything else is noise."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No room for both sides hitting energy infrastructure?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"One side just offered to stop. That's the news."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The news is Russia rejected. The analysis is whether the offer was ever serious."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Zelensky has now said it publicly after past private signals. That's as serious as a war leader gets."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I'll give you that. But Moscow wants a new security order in Europe, and we're not talking about it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then let's have that after the power plants stop burning. That's my point."},{"host":"Brian","text":"And my read is the Kremlin won't separate those, so it said no."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So we agree on the mechanics."},{"host":"Brian","text":"We disagree on whether Zelensky's offer was real or just PR."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Take it. Kevin's post gets an F for facts."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's generous. It's a completely invented ceasefire. Not even close."}]}