Geostrategic Daily

The Straits Times · 13 September 2026

Trump tells Ukraine's Zelenskiy to stop hitting Russian diesel

U.S. President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were causing a fuel shortage that is "hurting the world". Ukrainian long-distance drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have reduced Russia's fuel production and triggered gasoline shortages. Ukraine says refineries are legitimate military targets.

Why it matters: The exchange bears on the energy security theme, as strikes on refining capacity and the resulting diesel shortage affect global fuel markets.

supply chain risk · great power rivalry

Record

Source
The Straits Times (tier 1)
Published
13 September 2026
Link
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/trump-tells-ukraines-zelenskiy-to-stop-hitting-russian-diesel
Content depth
full
Regions
americas, europe-eurasia-mena
Subregions
russia, us
Actors
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Also reported by
Asharq Al-Awsat (English), The Kyiv Independent, The Moscow Times, The National (UAE)
Edition
2026-09-14

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Verbatim spans from the source text that support the summary above.

stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure
reduced that country's fuel production, triggering gasoline shortages across the country
refineries are legitimate military targets