Trump Called On Ukraine To Stop Targeting The Russian Oil Industry

Washington is concerned about the consequences for the global fuel market.

The U.S. president publicly called on Ukrainian leaders to refrain from attacking Russia’s oil refining infrastructure. Trump is convinced that it is these strikes—and not tensions in other regions of the world—that are causing a global diesel fuel shortage and undermining global energy stability.

During a conversation with reporters on Sunday, September 13, the U.S. leader emphasized that it is Ukraine’s actions that are causing problems with the supply of petroleum products. According to the Ukrainian “Channel 24” reports, citing Clash Report, Trump stated that Volodymyr Zelenskyy must do one thing—stop the destruction of diesel fuel in Russia.

The U.S. president separately noted that the crisis is caused exclusively by the Russian-Ukrainian war, not by the situation in the Middle East.

These public statements were preceded by a visit by an American delegation to Eastern Europe. A week before Trump’s remarks, his special envoys Steve Whitcoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow, after which they traveled to Kyiv. This was their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Later, Donald Trump held a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin. According to the U.S. president himself, the issue of halting strikes on oil refineries had already been discussed directly with the Ukrainian leadership.

Despite pressure from Washington, the Ukrainian military continues to systematically destroy fuel and logistics infrastructure deep within Russian territory. On the night of September 13, drones attacked two major facilities at once: the “Slavyansky” oil refinery in the Krasnodar Krai and the “Taneco” plant in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, where fires were reported. Prior to that, on September 10, a series of strikes targeted facilities in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Dagestan. In particular, a commercial seaport used for military shipments between Russia and Iran was damaged, as were a nearby oil depot and infrastructure belonging to the Caspian Flotilla.

The Ukrainian side views these operations as a legitimate means of weakening the aggressor country’s economy and military-industrial complex. Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously officially warned Moscow of symmetrical, harsh responses should the Russian army resume its winter missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

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