Trump Presses Zelenskiy to End Strikes on Russian Oil Infrastructure

The criticism arrives as domestic diesel prices in the United States have climbed past the $6 per gallon threshold. Trump framed the Ukrainian military strategy as a direct threat to economic stability, insisting that the destruction of Russian production capacity is a net negative for the global economy.

Ukraine has consistently defended the drone campaign, categorizing Russian refineries as legitimate military targets. Kyiv maintains that these strikes are a necessary response to persistent Russian attacks on its own power grid and civil energy infrastructure. Despite the strategic justification provided by Ukrainian officials, the widening gap in Russian fuel output has already sparked domestic gasoline shortages, a reality that Trump now claims is fueling broader international volatility.