Zelenskyy ends pause on Russian refinery strikes after US cuts support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, ending a pause on energy attacks despite pressure from US President Donald Trump to halt them. He declared, "The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We're done." Zelenskyy expressed anger over the reported withdrawal of US intelligence support and disruptions to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service amid intensified Russian attacks. He said Ukraine had paused energy strikes for three days at Washington's request while Russia continued hitting Ukrainian infrastructure, killing over 100 civilians in the past week. Following his remarks, a Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at a Rosneft-owned refinery in Russia's Ryazan region. Zelenskyy accused the US of weakening support, saying his military was deprived of early-warning alerts for ballistic missiles and faced reduced Starlink speeds, which he called "the will" rather than a technical issue. He also criticized Washington's business deals with Moscow and questioned Trump's admiration for Putin, while suggesting he could stop energy attacks if the US supplied additional Patriot air defence interceptors.