Trump and Zelenski Clash Over Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Refineries

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Relations between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski deteriorated on Friday after Trump called Ukraine's renewed attacks on Russian oil refineries "a disgrace," with Zelenski responding with irony to questions about Trump at a meeting with European leaders in Brussels. In a Newsmax interview, Trump condemned the strikes and said they are raising global energy prices, adding that Zelenski is less willing than Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal to end the war. When asked by SkyNews if he was being treated as a scapegoat, Zelenski replied only with an ironic smile. The attacks came after Ukrainian drones hit a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region on Thursday, ending the energy ceasefire Trump announced last week alongside a deal to buy Russian diesel to ease US fuel prices before November 3 legislative elections. Kiev is also under pressure from new Russian drone attacks and has lost full access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet.


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