# Trump calls Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian refineries a ‘disgrace’

https://mins.news/en/item/102618

- The Guardian, 2026-10-16 06:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/trump-calls-ukraines-resumption-of-strikes-on-russian-oil-refineries-a-disgrace

> Donald Trump called Ukraine’s renewed attacks on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace” and said Volodymyr Zelenskyy was harder to deal with than Vladimir Putin. The energy ceasefire Trump announced collapsed; neither Russia nor Ukraine said they had agreed to it. Ukraine said a Russian drone strike on energy infrastructure in Lutsk caused blackouts.

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