US President Donald Trump tells Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacking Russian refineries, according to reports citing his comments amid concerns about diesel fuel prices. The remarks focus on the impact of Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure.
Across outlets, the accounts align that Kyiv says the attacks are meant to undermine Russia’s ability to finance and sustain its more than four-year-old invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials argue the strikes both fund Moscow’s war efforts and directly support the military campaign.
While the central point is consistent, the outlets emphasize different angles: one highlights Trump’s message about halting attacks in connection with fuel shortages, while another frames it in terms of a diesel price spike. The underlying dispute remains the same—whether the refinery strikes are a strategic wartime measure or a factor worsening fuel availability and prices—according to the perspectives attributed to US and Ukrainian leaders.
