Trump: "Russia and Ukraine Agree to Halt Attacks on Energy Facilities"... Direct Intervention as Diesel Hits $6

[Financial News New York = Correspondent Lee Byeong-cheol]U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy infrastructure. With U.S. diesel prices surpassing $6 per gallon for the first time in history, President Trump is understood to have pressured both countries to stop attacks on energy facilities, citing Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries as a major cause of the price surge.
President Trump stated on the 14th (local time) via Truth Social, "Ukraine has agreed not to attack Russia's energy facilities," adding, "Russia has also agreed to do the same." He went on to claim, "Most of the rise in global diesel prices is due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, not Iran."
However, Russia and Ukraine did not immediately officially confirm the details of the agreement announced by President Trump.
The announcement came one day after President Trump publicly called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries.
During his visit to Ireland the previous day, President Trump said, "President Zelenskyy must stop attacks destroying Russia's diesel fuel," adding, "Attack other targets, but do not attack diesel fuel. Because it is causing a diesel shortage."
Russia welcomed President Trump's demand. Ukraine, meanwhile, has maintained that oil refineries are legitimate military targets, arguing that Russia uses oil revenues to fund the war. Ukraine's long-range drone attacks have recently caused production disruptions and fuel shortages at Russian oil refineries.
The background to President Trump's call to halt attacks on energy facilities is soaring U.S. diesel prices. The average U.S. diesel price surpassed $6 per gallon for the first time in history last week. Because diesel is widely used in trucks, trains, ships, and agricultural machinery, the price increase could spread to logistics costs and overall inflation.
However, some analysts say it is difficult to explain the surge in diesel prices solely by the Russia-Ukraine war. Crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen sharply following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, while a recent attack on Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline has further heightened tensions in the global energy supply chain.
International oil prices have also surged amid supply instability in the Middle East. On the 14th, Brent Crude Oil surpassed $107 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) also exceeded $102. In effect, two supply shocks—the attacks on Russian oil refineries and the war in the Middle East—are simultaneously driving up global energy prices.


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