On Wednesday, the Kremlin refrained from disclosing whether the 30-day suspension of strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure would be prolonged, just hours before the deadline was set to pass.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 18 that he had instructed a temporary ceasefire on such attacks, although Ukrainian officials have claimed that Moscow has breached this pause multiple times since then.

“We will keep you updated. I am not ready to reveal the decision that has been made,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists when questioned about the moratorium’s status and impending expiration.

Putin initiated the pause following a much-anticipated phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. A week later, U.S. officials convened separate discussions with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Saudi Arabia.

After those discussions, the White House stated that both parties had agreed to “develop measures” aimed at enforcing an agreement to cease attacks on one another’s energy facilities. However, a formal treaty was never established, and the timeline for the start of these commitments remains uncertain.

In the weeks that followed, both sides have continued to accuse each other of targeting energy infrastructure.