Trump issues Ukraine diesel deal claim

Neither Moscow nor Kiev has confirmed any agreement not to target the other’s diesel-related infrastructure US President Donald Trump has claimed to have brokered a deal whereby both Russia and Ukraine will refrain from targeting each other’s diesel-related infrastructure. Trump, who demanded that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky stop targeting Russia’s diesel production facilities, claimed in a Truth Social media post that the fuel’s price spike was related to the Ukraine conflict and not the Middle East. “Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise! ” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. “The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran. ” The announcement follows Trump’s call on Zelensky on Sunday to stop targeting Russian diesel production, which he blamed for fuel shortages and rising prices worldwide.

Neither Kiev nor Moscow has confirmed the truce. In a video address on Monday night, Zelensky said Ukraine was ready to “take its own de-escalatory steps” if Russia did so first. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that a halt to strikes on energy sites would only benefit Ukraine, which he accused of “opening a Pandora’s box” by targeting Russian civilian infrastructure. Trump blames fuel price spike on Zelensky The national average diesel price in the US rose above $6 per gallon ($1. 59 per liter) last week, up roughly 60% from the same period a year earlier. Market experts have largely attributed the surge to the conflict in the Middle East and renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, which have driven up crude oil prices. Ukraine has been targeting oil refineries, storage facilities, and export infrastructure with long-range drone strikes deep in Russia. Kiev claims this…