# Trump says the refinery strikes stop

> Trump claims Kyiv and Moscow agreed to spare each other's energy sites, days after US diesel blew past $6 a gallon.
- Title: Trump says the refinery strikes stop · the Guardian | Shortify
- Summary: Trump claims Kyiv and Moscow agreed to spare each other's energy sites, days after US diesel blew past $6 a gallon. Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian…
- Keywords: ukraine, russia, trump, oil, diesel, news, world, refinery, strikes, stop, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/14/sweden-election-magdalena-andersson-social-democrats-centre-left-latest-news-updates
- Published: 2026-09-14T16:55:41+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ukraine, russia, trump, oil, diesel, news, world
## Trump claims a truce
Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia have both agreed to stop hitting each other's energy targets. He announced it himself, on Truth Social.

> Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!
## He blames the war, not Iran
In the same post, Trump pinned the worldwide jump in diesel prices on the Russia-Ukraine war rather than on tensions with Iran.

> The World's Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran.
## The ask to Zelenskyy
On Sunday, Trump publicly pressed Ukraine's president to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and the infrastructure that produces and moves diesel.
## Six dollars a gallon
US diesel hit a record on Friday, averaging past $6 a gallon. Trump spoke after that number landed.
## Months of long-range hits
Ukraine has spent months striking Russia's oil and gas industry, deep enough to force fuel rationing across the country.
## Why the world feels it
Moscow banned diesel exports in July after the strikes, pulling Russian supply out of a market that was already tight.
## Key takeaway

Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian refineries have become a global fuel-price problem, and that pressure is now shaping US diplomacy.