Trump Tells Zelensky That Strikes on Russian Diesel Supplies Are Causing a Global Shortage

Vladimir Putin’s favorite U.S. president asked Ukraine President Zelensky to stop targeting Russia’s diesel supplies on Sunday, saying it was causing diesel fuel shortages on the global market.

AAA has put the U.S. diesel average at a record $6.20 a gallon, around 68 percent higher than a year earlier.

This is a lie. Of course https://t.co/skyNtVDG2K

— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) September 13, 2026

Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia’s oil and gas industry which fuels Moscow’s war.

Trump’s golden boy son-in-law Jared Kushner, along with real estate investor Steve Witkoff, have been back at the negotiating table to broker an end the war in Ukraine, and reiterated that the holdup of a peace deal lies with Putin’s desire for Ukraine to give up territory in the Donbas that Russia does not control.

If Ukraine would just surrender we could get on with making business deals https://t.co/ytCcCorfli

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) September 13, 2026

Newsweek

Meanwhile:

Yemeni government sources tell CNN the strategically crucial Perim Island has just been captured by Iran-backed Houthis. In an exclusive report, @NicRobertsonCNN visited the island just before it fell, and shows how crucial it is to the global oil supply. pic.twitter.com/MZBwCeda5A

— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) September 12, 2026