Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed not to target energy facilities

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to refrain from targeting energy facilities, a day after he criticized Kyiv’s strikes on oil installations belonging to Moscow.

Trump stated in a post on his Truth Social platform: “Ukraine has agreed not to bomb Russian energy targets. Russia has agreed to do the same! The likely reason for the (rise in) global diesel prices is the Russian-Ukrainian war, not the (war with) Iran,” which Washington and Israel launched on February 28.

The war in the Middle East has caused a sharp rise in global oil and energy prices, leading to increased fuel costs and inflation rates in the United States ahead of the midterm elections scheduled for November.

In response to a question from Agence France-Presse, the Ukrainian presidency declined to comment on Trump’s announcement.

Earlier on Sunday, while in Ireland, Trump directly addressed his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, urging him to “stop” attacking diesel refineries in Russia amid the sharp increase in fuel prices.

Trump told reporters briefly during the second day of his visit to Ireland: “Zelensky has only one option: to stop attacking diesel in Russia. He can attack other targets, but not diesel, because it causes a diesel shortage.”

Amid repeated Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, Moscow extended its decision to suspend Russian diesel exports, which was initially announced in late July.