Trump calls Ukraine’s refinery strikes a ‘disgrace’ as energy ceasefire collapses
President Donald Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace," saying they raise global diesel prices, and reiterated that he finds President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "more difficult to deal with than Putin" after an energy ceasefire collapsed. Ukraine resumed the strikes after Zelenskyy said Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire Trump had abruptly declared last week, which neither side had agreed to. Trump told Newsmax that hitting diesel refineries harms the world, while relations have soured since he eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing diesel to global markets. Zelenskyy slammed that agreement as aiding Russia's invasion, and Kyiv's ties with Washington were further strained by reported restrictions on Starlink services that hobbled Ukrainian drone missions. European leaders, including France's Emmanuel Macron and Poland's Donald Tusk, voiced support for Ukraine, while the Kremlin accused Kyiv of derailing US peace efforts.