Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News on Monday that Russia continued attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite President Donald Trump's announcement of what he called an immediate energy ceasefire, accusing Vladimir Putin of rejecting Washington's peace efforts and calling for greater pressure on Moscow.

"We are ready today for energy ceasefire, as President Trump said. But I'm not sure that Putin is ready because even after yesterday's messages from the president about energy ceasefire, Putin attacked our gas infrastructure," Zelenskyy told Bill Hemmer in a live interview on "America's Newsroom."

Asked whether Ukraine would honor the ceasefire, Zelenskyy answered, "Of course," insisting that Kyiv had already refrained from striking Russian energy facilities overnight.

"We didn't attack any energy objects on the territory of Russia because President Trump said that there will be an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. And we didn't attack, but Russia attacked our gas stations, energy infrastructure, infrastructure and other things," he said.

The Ukrainian leader described the attacks as Putin's response to Trump's initiative.

"It was his answer to President Trump. He attacked our energy infrastructure," Zelenskyy said. "The communication from Russia was very clear that they don't know anything about energy ceasefire."

Trump announced Sunday on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate halt to attacks on energy facilities. But Moscow has not confirmed accepting such an agreement, and the precise scope of Trump's proposal remains disputed.

According to Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries, arguing that they contribute to higher fuel prices. On Friday, he announced an agreement with Russia to release diesel supplies to the U.S. and global markets, a decision that drew criticism from lawmakers concerned about providing Moscow with additional revenue.

Zelenskyy challenged Trump's assessment of what is driving diesel prices, pointing instead to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Everybody understands that the price on diesel doesn't depend on our attacks on diesel in Russia," Zelenskyy told Hemmer. "Everybody understands that it depends on the blocking of Hormuz Strait."

The interview also exposed tensions over Trump's calls for Ukraine to hold new presidential elections.

Over the weekend, Trump criticized Zelenskyy and suggested Ukraine needed a new president, arguing that Kyiv had missed opportunities to reach a negotiated settlement with Russia.

"If President Trump wants to change the leader in Ukraine, he has to know that only our people can change," Zelenskyy responded.

The Ukrainian president said he was willing to organize an election but argued that voting remained impossible without a substantial pause in hostilities.

"I'm ready for elections. Really, we need a minimum 60 days for security of infrastructure to prepare for elections," he said.

Zelenskyy described continuing Russian drone and missile attacks as an immediate threat to voters. "We are speaking about thousands of drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, how can people vote?" he asked.

"It's not even about the law. The law is very important. But we speak first of all about security."

He also said he last spoke directly with Trump in New York during the U.N. General Assembly in late September.

The interview came after another series of Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities and residential areas.

Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Washington, Denys Sienik, said Sunday that Russian forces struck a power plant in Kyiv, disrupting electricity and water supplies, before attacking a thermal power plant in Kharkiv following Trump's announcement.

"In total, over the course of the week, Russia struck electricity generation and transmission facilities more than 200 times," Sienik wrote onease restrictions on Russian diesel, which critics argue could provide Moscow with additional revenue while it continues its military campaign.

Carrie Filipetti, executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition and a former deputy assistant secretary of state during Trump's first administration, questioned whether the arrangement would undermine U.S. leverage over Putin.

"Both Russia and Ukraine seemed surprised by the announcement of an energy ceasefire, and unsurprisingly, Russia has continued to attack Ukrainian energy facilities — reportedly as recently as a few hours ago," Filipetti told Fox News Digital.

"Putin probably hopes the new diesel deal — which directly undermines recent US legislation calling for an increase in tariffs and sanctions against Russian energy — will discourage President Trump from holding Putin accountable for these continued violations and attacks."

Filipetti argued that Russian energy revenue remains a critical source of financing for Moscow's war effort. "If we want a real ceasefire, paying directly for Putin's war machine through this new diesel deal is not the way to do it," she said.

"President Trump's goal of a ceasefire could be a real win — but it's only going to happen if we stop the diesel deal."

Morgan Murphy, former head of public diplomacy for the Special Presidential Envoy to Russia and Ukraine, offered a different assessment, defending Trump's efforts to secure a negotiated settlement. "President Trump has consistently prodded both sides toward the only realistic outcome — negotiation," Murphy told Fox News Digital.

"Both sides are losing right now: Ukraine doesn’t have the combat power to retake seized land, and Russia is destroying its future demographics with every passing day."

Murphy argued that prolonging the fighting would only deepen the human toll: "Trump is right to push for a ceasefire. An endless war of attrition benefits only the makers of weapons and coffins."

In his Fox News interview, Zelenskyy also emphasized the human cost of the war, saying Russian strikes were killing between 20 and 30 civilians a day, a figure Fox News has not independently verified.

"We want to end this war as quickly as possible," he said.

"Ceasefire is a good first step from both sides. This is very important."

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment but didn't receive a response in time for publication.