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Ukraine: Unbelievable. Trump urged Zelensky to stop striking Russian diesel facilities and blamed Ukraine for global fuel shortages. The US leader’s demand followed record August attacks and almost daily drone strikes against Russia, with Ukraine hitting refineries and igniting fires visible from space. The US president, speaking to reporters on Sunday during a visit to the 2026 Amgen Irish Open golf tournament, said that Ukraine’s long-range drone raids against Russian oil refineries were the main reason world diesel prices had spiked, and called on Zelensky to call off the attacks. “Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing: He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia. Let him go after targets – but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage of diesel. This isn’t done by the Middle East. This is done by what’s happening with Russia and Ukraine. So we spoke to Mr. Zelensky about it. There are plenty of other targets. Don’t hit diesel fuel because that’s hurting the world,” Trump told a gaggle of Irish and international reporters. A US-Israeli war with Iran leading to the near-total shutdown of tanker exports via the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, along with worsening Red Sea tanker export volumes following Houthi capture of the Sea’s southern exit, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, are the main causes of rocketing crude oil and refined fuel prices – currently between $106-$120/bbl – most energy industry analysts say. Source: Kyiv Post That is the way of Mr. Trump, as always. He doesn't admit responsibility for starting the "war" with Iran. It is totally his fault. I hope his followers finally understand that fact and the many other lies he has told them. They could curtail his power this November by voting against his supported candidates. Will they? Probably not. It would be to embarrassing to admit they voted him in as President.