# Trump blames Ukraine for record US diesel prices. Is he right?

https://mins.news/en/video/57059

- DW News, 2026-09-14 01:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnQYLi2_jdk

> US President Donald Trump is blaming Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries for soaring diesel prices and has publicly urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop them. US diesel prices topped $6 a gallon on Friday, about 63% higher than a year earlier. Ukraine has intensified refinery strikes over the past year, but they are not the only factor behind the increase.

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