Trump says Zelensky agreed to ease strikes on Russian oil refineries
Trump said Zelensky agreed to ease refinery strikes as diesel prices climb, but Ukrainian officials disputed any deal and said no ceasefire was set.
- On September 27, President Donald Trump said he urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop targeting Russian oil refineries, telling him, "You gotta take it easy on the refineries."
- Ukraine has systematically targeted Russian oil infrastructure to disrupt Moscow's wartime economy, as refineries produce fuel supporting both military operations and civilian activity.
- The International Energy Agency reported gasoline output is down 20% compared with 2025 levels, while diesel production fell nearly 30%, though studies show the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran impacted supplies far more than Ukrainian strikes.
- Zelensky rejected the request on September 23 during the United Nations General Assembly meeting, telling Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker, "our lives are more important than the price of energy."
- Despite Trump's claims on September 14 of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, neither side has confirmed such a deal, and Ukrainian officials maintain they would only halt refinery strikes if Russia stops grid attacks.
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Trump's bid to stop Ukraine's Russia strikes a strategic disconnect
In a recent phone call, Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries. Whether a request or a demand, this appears, certainly at first glance, fundamentally different from the Biden administration’s policy of restricting the use of US long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia. The US president has justified […]
Trump asks to limit the attacks to contain the raises, Zelensky does not hear us And meanwhile 7 Ukrainians out of 10 judge their leader responsible for corruption. The article Kiev insists on raids on refineries comes from The Truth.
President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that the war between Ukraine and Russia is primarily responsible for raising energy costs, over and above the conflict with Iran. "The big problem is that Russian refineries are flying," Trump told journalists. "In reality, this is not a Middle East problem, it's more of a Russian problem: Ukraine and Russia are in conflict and Ukraine is flying through the gas refineries airs in Russia because they have…
Donald Trump said he asked Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for Ukrainian forces to limit attacks on Russian oil facilities. According to the US president, the Ukrainian leader responded that he likely would.
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