# Trump's Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Fails

> Trump's Russia-Ukraine energy truce collapsed as Ukraine struck Russia's key refinery.
- Title: Trump's Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Fails · Newsweek
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: trump, russia, ukraine, energy, slavneft-yanos, drones, diesel, graham sanctioning act, oil prices, strait of hormuz, babe mandeb, Trump's
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/trumps-russia-ukraine-energy-truce-already-run-out-gas-12461493
- Published: 2026-09-18T16:33:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, russia, ukraine, energy, slavneft-yanos, drones, diesel, graham sanctioning act, oil prices, strait of hormuz, babe mandeb
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Ukraine's drone attack on Russia's Slavneft-YANOS refinery halted operations after Trump claimed to stop attacks on energy infrastructure.