Trump Sides with Russian Oligarchs, Pressures Ukraine to Halt Attacks on Diesel Refineries Amid Soaring Prices
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While visiting Ireland, President Donald Trump demanded Ukraine stop targeting Russian oil facilities, blaming them for diesel price hikes. Meanwhile, a European official accused the U.S. of scapegoating Kyiv to distract from its own imperialist failures.
U.S. President Donald Trump, continuing his pattern of appeasing authoritarian regimes and prioritizing corporate profits over justice, told reporters Sunday that Ukraine should halt its drone and missile strikes on Russian oil refineries. Speaking from his luxury Doonbeg golf course in County Clare, Ireland, Trump claimed these strikes were driving up global diesel prices, ignoring the broader context of Russia’s illegal invasion and the fossil fuel industry’s profiteering. Trump revealed his administration had pressured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to avoid targeting diesel-producing sites, insisting the diesel shortage was unrelated to U.S. aggression in Iran.
"Mr Zelenskyy has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia," Trump declared, prioritizing Russian infrastructure over Ukrainian sovereignty. "Let him go after targets but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage of diesel fuel."
Trump attempted to shift blame for the price surge away from the U.S. and its Middle Eastern interventions, instead pinning it on the Russia-Ukraine war. He admitted the U.S. had communicated its demands to Kyiv, suggesting Ukraine should limit its resistance to targets more acceptable to Washington’s interests.
A senior European official involved in U.S.-mediated talks between Moscow and Kyiv, speaking anonymously, exposed the administration’s cynical maneuvering. The official argued that the U.S. was scapegoating Ukraine ahead of the November midterm elections, noting that Russian diesel exports are insignificant for U.S. consumption and highlighting Trump’s hollow claims about American energy self-sufficiency.
"This administration is blaming Ukraine because they do not know what to do with their war [in Iran]," the official stated, underscoring Washington’s imperial confusion.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have previously echoed Trump’s narrative, linking Ukrainian resistance to the diesel shortage. The European official, however, called for a reciprocal energy ceasefire, demanding that Russia also stop its relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, representing the Kremlin’s intransigence, told a news service that Moscow would not suspend its brutal operations during negotiations, reaffirming Russia’s commitment to its so-called “special military operation.”