Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Refineries as Trump Criticizes Zelenskyy
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Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would abandon an energy ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ukraine had briefly halted attacks on Russian energy sites, but Zelenskyy said its patience had run out after Russia continued missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian power facilities, disrupting service to hundreds of thousands of people. Ukraine subsequently struck a Rosneft refinery southeast of Moscow that helps supply the Russian capital.
Trump condemned the renewed refinery attacks in an interview with Newsmax, calling them “a disgrace” and arguing that they were keeping global oil prices elevated. He said Ukraine could attack other targets rather than facilities producing diesel needed by the global market.
“I’m not a big fan of Zelenskyy,” Trump added, saying he considered the Ukrainian president more difficult to deal with than Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Trump administration has been attempting to mediate an end to the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
The dispute comes amid worsening relations between Kyiv and Washington. According to RTÉ, citing U.S. and Western officials, an order from within the White House reduced Ukraine’s access to satellite services used for battlefield communications and drone operations. The Guardian reported that the service was later restored, according to Britain’s defence secretary.
Zelenskyy met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European leaders in Brussels, where he thanked the European Union for its support and said Russia had shown no readiness to end the war.
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