# Zelensky on a “collision course” with Trump, agency says

https://mins.news/en/item/96158

- TASS, 2026-10-12 09:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2200773

> Bloomberg reports that Zelensky is defying Washington’s calls to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries, putting him on a “collision course” with Trump. Fiona Hill, a former senior National Security Council adviser on Russian affairs, says Trump’s verbal attacks could make Ukraine’s political situation more dangerous because it still depends on US weapons purchases and intelligence sharing.

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