# Trump tells Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian diesel supplies

https://mins.news/en/item/56838

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-13 18:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/13/trump-tells-zelenskyy-to-stop-hitting-russian-diesel-supplies?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying they were contributing to global fuel shortages and higher prices. Ukraine says Russian refineries are legitimate military targets. US diesel prices reached a record national average of $6.06 per gallon on Friday.

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