From New York Post · · 1m 40s
Trump says the strikes on fuel stop now
Diesel hit a record $6.23 a gallon, and Trump says both Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to leave energy targets alone.
In brief
Diesel hit a record $6.23 a gallon, and Trump says both Kyiv and Moscow have agreed to leave energy targets alone. Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries became a problem at American gas pumps, and that is why Washington wants them to stop. Originally reported by New York Post.
A truce on fuel targets
Trump said Monday that Ukraine and Russia both agreed to stop hitting each other's energy infrastructure. He posted it on Truth Social, a day after warning Kyiv it was hurting the world.
“Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!”
Diesel breaks its record
The nationwide average for a gallon of diesel hit $6.23 Monday morning, the highest AAA has ever recorded. Trump blamed the war rather than the fight with Iran.
Months of refinery hits
Ukraine has spent months striking Russian oil and gas with long-range drones. Rationing followed inside Russia, and Moscow banned diesel exports in July.
Two shortages at once
The export ban pulled supply from a market already short on petroleum moving through the Strait of Hormuz, squeezed by the US war with Iran.
The pressure on Zelensky
Trump said Kyiv has one job: leave the diesel alone. He told reporters at his Doonbeg golf club that there are plenty of other targets to pick from.
“Don't hit diesel fuel, because that's hurting, that's hurting the world.”
The numbers behind the spike
The IEA says Gulf diesel and gasoil exports in August were just over a quarter of pre-war levels. In February, Gulf and Russian supply made up almost 45% of global seaborne trade.
“A near-halt to product exports following intensified Ukrainian attacks have compounded these losses.”
The war did not pause
Two civilians died in Tatarstan, Russia downed 389 drones, Ukraine hit a Krasnodar refinery, and nine were hurt in Odesa. Kyiv has not responded to Trump's claim.
The bottom line
Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries became a problem at American gas pumps, and that is why Washington wants them to stop.
