Some of Ukraine's allies have sent Kyiv "signals" about the possibility of scaling back its long-range strikes on Russia's oil ​sector as global energy prices have surged, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday. Speaking ‌to ‌reporters in a WhatsApp chat, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready ​to reciprocate if Russia stops attacking the Ukrainian energy system, and that Kyiv is open to an Easter ceasefire.

"Recently, following such a severe global energy crisis, ⁠we have indeed received signals from some of our partners about how to reduce our responses ⁠in the oil sector and the energy sector of the Russian Federation," Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp briefing with journalists.

A source familiar ​with the situation said U.S. ⁠officials had conveyed this message to their Ukrainian counterparts as part of their regular conversations, adding that the initial "signals" appeared to ⁠have come from Moscow.

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