Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacking Russian oil refineries and diesel infrastructure, as the war’s impact on fuel supplies becomes a growing concern for Washington.
Trump said Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy facilities were contributing to diesel shortages and rising prices. U.S. diesel prices have recently moved above $6 a gallon, putting additional pressure on transportation, agriculture and other industries that depend heavily on the fuel.
Ukraine has carried out a series of long-range drone attacks on Russian refineries and fuel facilities in recent months. Kyiv says the strikes are intended to weaken Russia’s ability to finance and supply its war effort.
Russia has reported fuel shortages in several areas after attacks disrupted refinery operations. The Kremlin on Monday welcomed Trump’s call for Ukraine to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure.
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Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
Trump’s warning comes at a sensitive point in the war.
The U.S. president has increasingly focused on the economic consequences of attacks on energy infrastructure, particularly as global fuel markets face pressure from wider geopolitical tensions.
Trump has argued that the Russia-Ukraine war is a major reason behind the rise in diesel prices. His administration is now pushing for attacks on energy facilities to stop, at least temporarily.
For Ukraine, however, Russian oil infrastructure has become an important military and economic target.
Kyiv argues that Russia continues to attack Ukrainian power and energy facilities, making it difficult for Ukraine to simply halt its own operations without receiving a reciprocal commitment from Moscow.
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Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
The dispute took another turn on September 14, when Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to stop attacking each other’s energy targets.
Trump said on social media that Ukraine had agreed not to hit Russian energy facilities and that Russia had agreed to do the same. He also linked the issue to the global rise in diesel prices.
But Kyiv has not treated the announcement as a completed agreement.
Zelensky said Ukraine would be prepared to halt strikes against Russian energy facilities if its international partners could secure a genuine Russian commitment to stop attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure. Ukraine is still waiting for concrete details on how such an arrangement would work.
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Russia Welcomes the Proposal
Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
The Kremlin has backed Trump’s call for an end to attacks on energy infrastructure.
Russian officials have repeatedly complained about Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries and fuel facilities. The attacks have disrupted Russian fuel production and contributed to shortages in parts of the country, according to Reuters.
For Moscow, a pause in Ukrainian attacks would ease pressure on the country’s fuel industry. For Kyiv, the concern is that stopping its strikes without a reliable Russian commitment could leave Ukrainian energy infrastructure vulnerable to continued Russian attacks.
That difference is now at the center of the latest dispute.
Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
No Clear Energy Ceasefire Yet
Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
Despite Trump’s announcement, there is still no clear public evidence of a fully implemented energy ceasefire.
Zelensky’s latest comments suggest Kyiv wants Russia’s commitment to be verified before Ukraine changes its operations. Russia has welcomed the proposal, but the details of any reciprocal arrangement remain unclear.
The development therefore represents a possible new channel for reducing attacks, but it is not yet a broader ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
For now, Ukraine and Russia remain at war, while Washington is pushing both sides to keep energy infrastructure out of the conflict.
The immediate question is whether Trump’s proposal can become an agreement that both Moscow and Kyiv actually follow.
Trump Tells Zelensky to Stop Striking Russia
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