# Trump’s call to halt attacks on energy sites shows dissatisfaction with Zelensky, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/60361

- TASS, 2026-09-16 05:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188151

> Political scientist Alexander Protsenko says Donald Trump’s demand that Ukraine stop attacks on Russian oil facilities, which he claimed could cause global diesel shortages, signals dissatisfaction with Vladimir Zelensky. Protsenko argues the remark was electoral rhetoric meant to shift blame for rising US fuel prices, while saying the real cause of the shortage was the US conflict with Iran.

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