Zelensky defies Trump with fresh refinery strikes as energy ceasefire collapses

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Ukraine has abandoned the US-brokered "energy ceasefire" with Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring "we're done" supporting it. Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries on Thursday, defying US President Donald Trump, who called the move a "disgrace" that would keep global energy prices elevated. Trump told Newsmax he finds Zelensky "more difficult to deal with than Putin" and blamed Ukraine's strikes on refineries for raising world diesel prices. Kyiv had suspended such attacks after Trump's Sunday announcement of the ceasefire, but resumed them following Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian power stations. Zelensky's decision came after days of accusations that Russia violated the agreement. The collapse deepens tensions between Washington and Kyiv, with reports that the White House ordered limits on the Starshield satellite service used by Ukrainian drones.


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