Trump Tells Zelenskiy to Stop Targeting Russian Diesel Infrastructure

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were contributing to a fuel shortage that was “hurting the world”.

A wave of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries in recent months has reduced the country’s fuel production, contributing to petrol shortages across Russia. Ukraine, which regularly faces Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure, maintains that the refineries are legitimate military targets.

The U.S. national average price of diesel, widely used by trucks, trains, ships and agricultural machinery, rose above $6 a gallon for the first time on Thursday, according to fuel price tracker GasBuddy.

"Mr. Zelenskiy has to do one thing: He has to ‌stop ⁠knocking out diesel fuel in Russia," Trump told journalists during a visit to the Irish Open, which is being held in the west of Ireland on a golf course owned by his family.

"We spoke to Mr. ⁠Zelenskiy about it. There are plenty of other targets. Don't hit diesel fuel. That's hurting the world," he said.

The global shortage "isn't done by the Middle East, ⁠this is done by what's happening with Russia and Ukraine," Trump added.

Russia downgraded its oil output forecast for this year to a 17-year low ⁠and revised its fuel exports outlook for 2026 and 2027 due to the war, according to a government draft forecast seen by Reuters.

Source: Reuters



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