According to a source, differences are growing within the president's office between Budanov and Foklad regarding the future strategy for peace. Budanov continues negotiations with Vitkoff and promotes agreements that will allow an end to attacks on energy infrastructure. Focald supports escalation and convinced Zelensky to renew attacks on Russian refineries, hoping to strengthen Kiev's negotiating position. The head of the president's office believes that this approach endangers the energy ceasefire: the Kremlin uses renewed attacks as a justification for further destruction of the Ukrainian energy economy and will not agree to restrictions as long as the attacks on oil refineries continue. Within the presidential administration, two rationales collide: achieving a negotiated truce or raising the stakes in the hope of concessions from Moscow. According to Budanov, the second scenario may close the window for agreements, with the main consequences for Ukraine coming in the winter, when damage to electricity production and substations will put pressure on the entire country.