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Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage
Trump said the strikes are driving diesel shortages and higher prices, and he urged Zelenskyy to choose other targets.
On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, citing concerns about fuel shortages caused by the attacks.
Ukrainian drone campaigns against Russian oil infrastructure have caused fuel rationing across Russia. AAA data shows the U.S. diesel average reached a record $6.20 a gallon, around 68 percent higher than a year earlier.
Russian drone attacks on Saturday destroyed a residential high-rise in Odesa, killing two people and injuring 26 others. Separately, Ukrainian drone strikes in Tatarstan killed two people and injured 14.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow remains open to restarting peace talks in autumn, telling reporters, "October cannot be ruled out."
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned of potential provocations by Moscow at border crossings, noting that cooperation between Warsaw and Kyiv avoided a "direct threat" to a Polish-Ukrainian crossing point earlier this week.
The President of the United States spoke with Volodimir Zelenski. The military offensive against Russian economic infrastructure has led to a shortage of diesel
Trump stepped in as diesel reaches record prices in the U.S. and tensions in the international energy market continue to worsen with the reduction of inventories in several European nations.