US President Donald Trump on Sunday (Sept 13) called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were causing a shortage of the fuel that "hurts the world". A wave of long-distance Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months has reduced that country's fuel production, triggering gasoline shortages across the country. Ukraine, which faces regular Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure, says refineries are legitimate military targets.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel infrastructure, saying attacks are causing a global…

Kyiv says Russia's oil industry both funds and directly fuels Moscow's more than four-year-old invasion of its neighbor.

"He's causing a shortage of diesel," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

The price of diesel hit a nationwide average of $6 per gallon for the first time in U.S. history on Friday.