Energy Truce In Shambles: Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery Despite Trump’s Warning Amid Global Diesel Crisis
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that Ukrainian forces struck the Syzran refinery in Russia’s Samara region, about 75 miles west of Samara and 466 miles southeast of Moscow. The strike comes days after President Trump urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian refineries, as average US retail diesel prices jumped above $6 a gallon and alarming disruptions to global refining capacity threaten fuel supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
Zelenskyy wrote on X:
Russia continues to attack our energy sector, regular logistics, and critical infrastructure. And our responses to them for this are tangible. There are new results from the Defense Forces of Ukraine regarding the refinery in Syzran. There was also a strike in Taganrog on a drone production facility, as well as on a drone preparation and launch site in the Oryol region. Targets were hit in the Black Sea as well. I thank every one of our warriors for the effectiveness of our long-range sanctions!
The day before, the United States also announced a significant decision regarding Russia’s VTB Bank – one of Russia’s systemic banks, which is heavily involved in schemes supporting Russia’s war and, in particular, its relations with the Iranian regime. All such schemes that work against peace truly need to be dismantled. I thank our partners for this useful step!
There is no alternative to ending this war. And all forms of pressure on Russia must create the right diplomatic conditions. Glory to Ukraine!
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THIS DIDN’T AGE WELL (From yesterday)
https://x.com/JB_Slear/status/2099516440001032612/photo/1
Forgot to copy those providing Ukraine with missile targeting info perhaps?
What? Ukraine doesn’t want peace? Let me rephrase it, the dick piano playing midget who installed marshall law which extends his term as president doesn’t want peace. I would have never guessed…..
It has been said that Ukraine does NOT have the capability to target long range missiles — so “someone” (within NATO?) didn’t want to eat Trump’s message (even if the price of diesel in the UK/EU is ~>10 already).
Damn the peasants – damn Trump – damn the world economy — we will have our war– !!! — so when Ukraine has been emptied (supposedly they are considering sending women to the front lines now) who will move in when they are gone?