Ukraine Is 'Causing a Shortage of Diesel Fuel,' Trump Says

For months, Ukraine has launched long-range attacks on Russia's oil and gas infrastructure, saying the installations bankroll and directly power Moscow's war effort. On Sunday, President Trump called for a strategic adjustment, saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia." Trump added that Zelensky is "causing a shortage of diesel fuel" by targeting refineries. Responding to a reporter's question while in Ireland, Trump suggested that Ukraine strike other targets instead, CBS News reports.

Ukraine's drone campaign has led to fuel rationing across Russia, per the AP, despite the country being a key oil and gas exporter. Russia has also ramped up its air campaign in recent weeks, using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to pierce Ukraine's defenses. Moscow's attacks have targeted Ukraine's power grid ahead of winter in what officials say is meant to demoralize civilians. Civilians were killed and injured overnight into Sunday in an exchange of large-scale drone strikes. Two people were killed and 14 injured near an oil and industrial hub in Russia's Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian drones pummeled the Black Sea port of Odesa and started a fire near a border crossing with Poland.