# Zelensky defies Trump with strikes on Russian refineries

https://mins.news/en/item/101408

- France 24, 2026-10-15 12:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261015-ukraine-s-zelensky-defies-trump-with-russian-refinery-strikes

> Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would no longer comply with Donald Trump’s demands not to strike Russian oil refineries. Tensions between the leaders are deepening over a US-Russia diesel agreement, under which Trump eased sanctions on Russia last week in exchange for Moscow supplying large amounts of diesel to global markets.

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