# 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.
- Title: Trump says the strikes on fuel stop now · New York Post
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: ukraine, russia, diesel, energy, trump, news, entertainment, strikes, fuel, stop, New York Post
- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/us-news/trump-says-ukraine-russia-agree-to-stop-energy-strikes-as-us-diesel-prices-soar-past-6
- Published: 2026-09-14T15:23:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ukraine, russia, diesel, energy, trump, news, entertainment
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries became a problem at American gas pumps, and that is why Washington wants them to stop.