Trump Asks Ukraine to Halt Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries as US Diesel Prices Top $6 a Gallon

Key facts

• US President Donald Trump urged Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were causing a global fuel shortage as US diesel prices crossed $6 a gallon on average.
• Russia banned diesel exports in July after Ukrainian long-range missile strikes on its oil and gas industry caused fuel rationing across Russia, tightening the global market already affected by the US-Iran war that began in February.
• The US House is expected to take up a Russia sanctions bill named after recently deceased Senator Lindsey Graham, which plans heavier sanctions on Russia and countries doing business with Moscow.
• An International Energy Agency (IEA) report said net diesel and gasoil exports from Gulf countries in August stood at just over a quarter of pre-war levels, and that in February the Gulf and Russia accounted for almost 45% of global seaborne trade in diesel and gasoil.
• Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's power grid with ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones ahead of winter, according to officials cited by AP.
• Trump made his remarks at the Irish Open being played at his Doonbeg golf club, saying Zelenskyy should stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia because it is hurting the world.