Trump says attacks on Russian refineries are driving up diesel prices

A reporter asked whether the Russia–Ukraine war might end soon; President Donald Trump focused on energy implications and said diesel shortages are contributing to higher prices because much diesel comes from Russia and "the Russia, plants are being hit by Ukraine." He said he asked President Zelensky not to hit diesel refineries and argued attacks on such infrastructure hurt the world’s fuel supply.

Trump framed the issue as a practical constraint on the conflict’s economics rather than predicting timelines for an end to hostilities; he emphasized U.S. efforts to rebuild stockpiles and defense-production capacity elsewhere in the gaggle.