Global Politics Report Editorial

Trump says Ukraine should halt Russian refinery strikes amid surging diesel prices

President Trump on Sunday said Ukraine should hold off on its strikes on Russian oil refineries, citing the growing surge in diesel prices amid the Iran war and subsequent energy crisis. A reporter asked Trump while at his golf course in Ireland, during the Irish Open, whether he had talked to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

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Source: The Hill

Politics desk: Foreign Policy

Published: Sep. 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM ET

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Original source: The Hill