Ukraine ignores Trump plea, continues striking Russian oil refineries
Zelenskyy defies US president's call to halt attacks as diesel prices hit record highs ahead of midterms.
Part of a larger narrative
Iran War Energy Crisis
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- Trump tells Ukraine to "get a new leader" after Zelensky blasts Russian diesel deal
- Pence Demands Trump Rescind Russian Diesel Sanctions Relief
- Russia keeps striking Ukraine's energy grid after Trump declares a ceasefire
- Fitzpatrick moves to force House vote blocking Trump's Russia oil deal
What to know
- Ukraine continues striking Russian oil refineries despite Trump's private plea to stop, having knocked out over 45% of Russia's refining capacity.
- Trump blames Ukrainian strikes for record US diesel prices ahead of midterms; energy analysts say Iran war is the main cause.
- Zelenskyy announced the first deployment of Ukraine's homegrown FP-7 tactical ballistic missile with 200km range.
- Putin acknowledged refinery strikes cost Russia 1% of GDP but rejected an energy ceasefire, pledging to intensify attacks instead.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian president
Donald Trump US president
Vladimir Putin Russian presidentMykola Bielieskov Military analyst, Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic Studies
How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts
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Energy analysts reject Trump's blame; point to Iran war
Energy analysts dispute Trump's assessment, attributing the bulk of global diesel price increases to the war in Iran and wider oil market disruption rather than Ukrainian strikes. Ukraine's campaign has nonetheless knocked out over 45% of Russia's refining capacity by Ukrainian estimates, with Russia extending its diesel export ban through October.
“Diesel is really hurt much more, not by the Middle East, but by what's going on in Russia, because those diesel refineries are being knocked out at a pretty alarming rate.”
— Donald Trump, US president · source -
first by Mediaite, 8d ago · also Investing.com News, Interfax-Ukraine, Anadolu Agency, Independent UK, Al Jazeera, Newsweek
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- As Iran war drives up gasoline prices in US, Trump blames Ukraine, Democrats Investing.com News · 8d ago
- US President blames Ukraine and Democratic Party for rising gasoline prices Interfax-Ukraine · 8d ago
- Trump blames Russia-Ukraine war, Democratic-led states for rising US gasoline prices Anadolu Agency · 8d ago
- Trump somehow blames Ukraine for high US gas prices as he gets clobbered over it on campaign trail Independent UK · 8d ago
- Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran war Al Jazeera · 8d ago
- Trump Blames Ukraine for Gas Prices: Where Diesel Costs Are Highest Newsweek · 8d ago
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Trump blames Ukraine and Democrats for high gas prices
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There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. The war in Iran, the senseless, reckless war that Donald Trump brought us into with no plan, is the primary cause of skyrocketing gas prices and inflation.
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Putin acknowledges refinery strikes cost 1% of GDP — Speaking at the Valdai discussion club on Thursday, Vladimir Putin confirmed that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have cost Russia roughly 1% of its GDP. He called an energy ceasefire proposal 'absurd' and vowed to intensify strikes on Ukraine rather than negotiate.
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Ukraine strikes Samara refinery, deploys new FP-7 missile
Zelenskyy announced overnight strikes on an oil facility in Russia's Samara region, a Russian Black Sea vessel, and a drone launch site in Oryol. He disclosed that the FP-7 tactical ballistic missile (200km range) developed by Ukrainian firm FirePoint had been deployed for the first time, with video of a launch provided but timing and location withheld.
“There is no rationale for Ukraine to continue exercising restraint while it is being bombarded and major urban areas are under constant attack.”
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Trump continues blaming Ukraine for the global fuel crisis, despite the US-Israeli war against Iran being a the main driver of the energy crisis. Trump explicitly claimed, “This isn’t done by the Middle East,” instead blaming Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. Trump's war
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Trump publicly blames Ukraine strikes for diesel shortage — Trump stated on Wednesday that diesel prices have risen primarily due to Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, not Middle East disruptions, claiming refineries are being 'knocked out at a pretty alarming rate.'
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Trump privately urges Zelenskyy to halt refinery strikes — Donald Trump made a private phone call to Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging him to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, citing concerns about fuel price pressures before the midterm elections.
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first by Mastodon, 12d ago · also Times of India, The Hill, Guardian
3 more headlines
- Trump Blames Ukraine's Refinery Strikes and ‘Blue State’ Policies for Surging Gas Prices, Not Iran War Political.org · 8d ago
- Trump says Ukraine strikes on Russia refinery, not Iran war, driving gas prices Times of India · 8d ago
- Trump: Refinery disruptions, not Hormuz, are driving gas prices The Hill · 8d ago
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What people are saying 7 voices from 2 sites · best of 11 · verbatim
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U.S. President Donald Trump, under pressure from rising energy prices fueled by the war in Iran, on Monday tried to shift the blame for high gasoline prices to the Democrats and Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries. https://www. reuters.com/business/energy/ir an-war-drives-up-gasoline-prices-us-trump-blames-ukraine-democrats-2026-10-05/ #…
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Trump: "But the word 'refineries,' where's Russia's uhhhh rouesing a lot of refineries because of Ukraine. That has to do with a lot of the uh diesel that you're see. Where ours is being. Think of it."
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Trump suggests that the price of gas is Ukraine’s fault and not the Strait of Hormuz. https://www. byteseu.com/2426565/ # Ukraine # Україна
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🤔🇺🇸🇺🇦 Donald Trump again claimed that Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries are the cause of rising gasoline prices in the US.
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🇺🇸 Why haven't GASOLINE PRICES followed CRUDE OIL back down as quickly as you might expect?! Trump thinks the answer has changed. “What’s driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote, pointing instead to refineries. Crude traffic through Hormuz has
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Trump: What's driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz, because Record Numbers of Barrels are coming out now on an almost daily basis, but the word, "Refineries," where Russia's are being blown up by Ukraine, and where ours are being closed up, in Blue States, like
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BREAKING: President Trump says gasoline prices are no longer being driven higher by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, but rather by Russian refineries being blown up by Ukraine.