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Trump Urges Zelenskyy to Halt Diesel Facility Strikes

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC · How we work

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Trump Urges Diesel Halt

President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop striking Russian diesel-producing facilities.
Trump said the strikes were hurting the world by creating a global diesel shortage.
U.S. diesel prices reached a record, averaging over $6 per gallon on Friday.
Moscow banned diesel exports in July, tightening an already limited global market.

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Trump Urges Diesel Halt

President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop striking Russian diesel-producing facilities.
Trump said the strikes were hurting the world by creating a global diesel shortage.
U.S. diesel prices reached a record, averaging over $6 per gallon on Friday.
Moscow banned diesel exports in July, tightening an already limited global market.

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