# There’s one massive problem with Trump’s Ukraine diesel price theory

https://mins.news/en/item/59457

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-15 14:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/theres-one-massive-problem-with-trumps-ukraine-diesel-price-theory/

> Donald Trump says Volodymyr Zelensky should stop attacking Russian diesel facilities to ease a global fuel shortage and rising prices. Energy experts dispute that explanation, saying the surge is driven mainly by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and disrupted Gulf refining capacity. Ukrainian strikes have had an impact, but are not the main cause.

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