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Trump urges Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries as U.S. diesel tops $6

financeSep 14, 202622493

President Donald Trump, while on an official visit to Ireland, urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian oil refineries, saying "Mr. Zelenskyy has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia." U.S. diesel prices topped $6 per gallon for the first time ever last Friday, with the nationwide average at $6.06 per gallon and truckers and farmers paying about 63% more than a year ago, AAA data show. Ukraine has stepped up strikes on Russian refineries and logistics infrastructure after more than four-and-a-half years of conflict, and Kyiv has previously called Russian refineries legitimate military targets. Russia has extended a ban on diesel exports through the end of September to stabilize domestic supplies after the attacks reduced refining capacity. The diesel price spike coincides with a jump in crude oil, Brent November futures rose to $106.69 per barrel and U.S. WTI October futures traded at $102.15, and with renewed Middle East fighting, Houthi strikes on Saudi facilities, and a temporary shutdown of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.

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