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US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy targets amid concerns over the global spike in fuel prices – but his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky later described it as a proposal rather than a firm agreement.
President Trump blamed Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries for rising global diesel prices, while urging both Ukraine and Russia to avoid energy targets, sparking controversy over his stance on the conflict.
KYIV ― Russia hit petrol stations in Kyiv on Tuesday and Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery, as the warring sides carried on with strikes on each other's energy targets despite an announcement by U.
Most of the diesel squeeze stems from the U.S.-Iran war, but heeding Trump’s request could undercut Kyiv’s strategy to pressure Moscow.
The Kremlin said that an agreement would be “a very good idea” but that any deal would not have much effect on fuel markets, as President Trump had suggested.
President Trump announced Monday that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure, one day after saying Kyiv was “hurting the world” with its strikes on Moscow’s diesel facilities.
President Trump has called on Ukraine to cease attacking Russian energy infrastructure right as Ukraine changes strategy and reaps considerable success.
President Trump said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries were “hurting the world,” amid a global energy shock driven primarily by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel infrastructure, saying attacks are causing a global shortage.
Civilians were killed and injured overnight into Sunday as both Russia and Ukraine kept up large-scale drone strikes.
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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has accused Russia of plotting to murder Ukrainian allies in the US and Europe. In a statement on Tuesday, the DoJ charged five men allegedly connected to the Russian Intelligence Services (RIS).