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Trump Urges Zelensky to Halt Strikes on Russian Fuel
Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to stop attacking fuel facilities in Russia.
Trump said these attacks are helping create a diesel shortage there.
Ukraine says it attacks Russia’s oil and gas industry because that industry helps support Russia’s invasion.
Russia has also been attacking Ukraine with drones and missiles.
Both countries exchanged many drone attacks overnight.
People were killed and injured in Russia’s Tatarstan region and in Ukraine’s Odesa.
Fires and damage were reported near oil facilities and a border crossing.
Russia and Ukraine also reported different numbers of drones they said they had stopped.
Russian officials said peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States could possibly resume in October.
US President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop strikes on Russian diesel and fuel facilities.
Trump said the Ukrainian attacks were contributing to a diesel shortage in Russia while allowing strikes on other targets.
Kyiv says its attacks target Russia’s oil and gas industry because it funds and supports Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Large-scale Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes overnight killed civilians and caused injuries and fires in several locations.
Russia said it had intercepted 389 Ukrainian drones, while Ukraine reported shooting down or suppressing 409 Russian drones.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the governments of Russia and Ukraine.
- What
- Trump urged Zelensky to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian diesel and fuel facilities amid reciprocal drone attacks.
- Where
- The events involved Russia and Ukraine, including Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Odesa, and a border crossing near Poland.
- When
- Trump made the comments on Sunday; the reported drone exchanges occurred overnight into Sunday.
- Why
- Trump said the strikes were causing a Russian diesel shortage, while Ukraine says it targets Russia’s oil and gas industry because it funds and supports the invasion.
Ukraine's Stated Position
Trump's Position
Attacks on Russian fuel facilities
Ukraine's Stated Position
Ukraine says the strikes target an oil and gas industry that helps fund and directly support Russia’s invasion.
Trump's Position
Trump said Zelensky should stop attacking diesel fuel facilities because the strikes are causing a shortage in Russia.
Military targets
Ukraine's Stated Position
Ukraine has used long-range strikes against Russian oil and gas facilities and other targets as part of its campaign against Moscow.
Trump's Position
Trump said Zelensky could continue attacking targets, but should exclude diesel fuel facilities.
Key facts
- Trump's request
- He told Zelensky to stop attacking Russian diesel fuel and facilities.
- Ukraine's stated rationale
- Kyiv says Russia’s oil and gas industry helps fund and directly fuel the invasion of Ukraine.
- Reported Russian casualties
- Two people were killed and 14 injured near Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan.
- Reported Ukrainian casualties
- At least nine people were injured in a Russian nighttime attack on Odesa; a previous strike there reportedly killed two and injured 26.
- Russian drone claim
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Russian forces shot down 389 Ukrainian drones overnight.
- Ukrainian drone claim
- Ukraine’s air force said its defenses shot down or suppressed 409 Russian drones out of 453 launched.
- Possible peace talks
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States could possibly resume in October.
Quotes
Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin spokesman
“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 fuel.”
businesstoday.in
NDTV
“We are not ruling out that possibility. We are specifically talking about the foreseeable future. That is, October cannot be ruled out.”
NDTV
Sources
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