Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

KYIV: US President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and distribute diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in the US hit a record on Friday, averaging more than $6 a gallon.

Ukraine has for months been targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry with long-range strikes, prompting fuel rationing across the country and causing Moscow to ban diesel exports in July, removing supplies from the already tight global market.

But the global crunch also followed the war on Iran, which curtailed oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

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