Trump calls Ukraine's refinery strikes 'a disgrace' as ceasefire collapses

Former US President Donald Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries "a disgrace," saying they raise global fuel prices, as Kyiv abandoned a ceasefire Trump had abruptly declared last week without agreement from either warring party. Trump told Newsmax that hitting diesel refineries harms the world, while relations with Kyiv have soured since he eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing diesel to global markets. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy criticized that deal as enabling Russia's invasion and described EU leaders as "real leaders" during a Brussels visit. The ceasefire collapse follows Trump's comments that he finds Zelenskyy "more difficult to deal with than Putin." Neither Russia nor Ukraine had formally agreed to the truce, and US efforts to end the war, which began over four years ago, have made no progress.