# Zelensky’s behavior angers Trump amid refinery strikes, media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/97609

- TASS, 2026-10-13 07:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2201257

> The Atlantic, citing a White House official, reported that Zelensky’s refusal to heed Washington’s calls for Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries is angering Trump. The magazine said Zelensky had worked to repair his relationship with Trump, but Ukrainian officials’ hope that Trump would not actively undermine their cause may be fading. Trump said the US had repeatedly urged Ukraine to halt the strikes.

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