Ukraine has asked its international partners to help establish a reciprocal moratorium on attacks against energy facilities and other infrastructure essential to civilian life, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The initiative would cover electricity assets, fuel and logistics systems, ports, food shipments, and storage sites holding food or pharmaceutical supplies. Kyiv argues that these facilities require special protection because damage to them directly threatens basic services and the movement of essential goods.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from comparable strikes if its partners could secure a genuine Russian commitment to stop attacking Ukrainian power installations and other critical networks. The proposal, he indicated, must operate on the basis of reciprocity rather than unilateral restraint.

Trust remains a central obstacle. Ukrainian officials are not convinced that Moscow intends to honor such an agreement, and Zelenskyy warned against a temporary pause that could merely ease pressure on Russia’s gasoline and diesel supplies before collapsing.

For Kyiv, any arrangement would therefore need credible safeguards, lasting enforcement and a measurable benefit for civilians. Zelenskyy described the protection of critical infrastructure as a possible opening move toward broader de-escalation and an eventual end to the war, while urging partner governments to provide specific plans for making the initiative work.