Trump Urges Zelenskyy to Halt Strikes on Russian Diesel Facilities

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President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop attacking Russian diesel infrastructure, arguing the campaign is contributing to fuel shortages, the Associated Press reported Sunday. "Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia," Trump told reporters Sunday while attending the Irish Open at his Doonbeg golf club, adding, "Let him go after targets but not diesel fuel, because he's causing a shortage of diesel fuel." Ukraine has repeatedly struck Russian refineries and other energy facilities to disrupt an industry that generates revenue and supplies fuel for Moscow's war effort, reducing Russian fuel production and contributing to domestic rationing despite Russia's status as a major oil exporter. The comments followed another large exchange of drones, with Ukraine saying it struck a refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region while Russian attacks injured at least nine people in Odesa and hit western Ukraine near the Polish border. The Kremlin separately indicated that another round of U.S.-mediated peace talks could take place as soon as October, although Russia and Ukraine remain divided over territory and other central issues.