Ukraine Hits Russian Refinery as Zelenskiy Says ‘We’re Done’ with Trump’s Energy Truce
Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was done supporting a ceasefire on energy targets announced by US President Donald Trump and ignored by Russia. The target was a refinery in the Ryazan region southeast of Moscow, owned by state oil major Rosneft and accounting for nearly 5% of Russia's refinery throughput. Russia had continued missile and drone strikes on energy targets, and Zelenskiy told the Financial Times that the block on attacking refineries was out.
Why it matters: The collapse of the energy truce and Ukraine's strike on a Russian refinery bear on energy security, as they affect fuel supply and global diesel prices.