"Russia has unfortunately lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry due to its War with Ukraine. A large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission," Trump said in a social media post a day before he was to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
"This ridiculous and never ending War with Ukraine must be ended."
Zelenskiy responded to Trump's message with a post of his own on X.
"Ukraine's energy sector, critical infrastructure and our food exports must stop being targets for Russia, and this will lead to matching de-escalation steps on our part," Zelenskiy wrote.
Earlier this month, Trump called on Zelenskiy to halt attacks on Russian refineries and blamed them for a global diesel shortage.
Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Monday, a day after Ukrainian forces fired more than 1000 drones at Russia, officials said.
The Russian bombardment of Zaporizhzhia late on Sunday hit apartment blocks, a university and a shopping mall and wounded five people, Zelenskiy said on Monday.
Russia also struck nine other regions of Ukraine, he said.
The Russian military targeted Ukrainian logistics hubs, warehouses and ports among other military-related sites, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
with Reuters and AP
17°C