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Trump's Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Fails
Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy truce collapsed as Ukraine struck Russia's key refinery.
In brief
Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy truce collapsed as Ukraine struck Russia's key refinery. Ukraine's drone attack on Russia's Slavneft-YANOS refinery halted operations after Trump claimed to stop attacks on energy infrastructure. Originally reported by Newsweek.
Trump's energy truce claim
Trump declared Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure.
Ukraine strikes refinery
Ukrainian drones damaged Russia's Slavneft-YANOS refinery, halting 40 percent of its processing capacity.
Refinery impact
The 300,000-barrel-a-day Slavneft-YANOS refinery produced 4 million tonnes of diesel in 2024.
Ukraine's motivation
Ukrenergo reported Russian attacks damaged energy infrastructure and caused outages across six Ukrainian regions.
Trump's diesel concern
Trump claimed he told Zelensky to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia as prices climbed above $6 a gallon.
Kremlin's conditions
Kremlin demanded protection for Russian seaborne energy exports and sanctions relief for an energy moratorium.
Kremlin's stance
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia could achieve military objectives and war's root causes needed addressing.
Graham sanctions bill
Congress passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 targeting Russian energy interests and imposing up to 100 percent tariffs.
The big picture
Ukraine's drone attack on Russia's Slavneft-YANOS refinery halted operations after Trump claimed to stop attacks on energy infrastructure.
