Trump calls on Zelensky to stop attacking Russian energy targets

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Trump calls on Zelensky to stop attacking Russian energy targets

A surge in the U.S. average price for diesel to an all-time high of $6 a gallon has reinforced concerns about higher global inflation.

September 13, 2026 at 2:34 p.m. EDT

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*Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits next to U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff during a joint press conference on Sept. 6. (Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)*

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Sammy Westfall

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ask him to “stop knocking out diesel fuel” targets in Russia, saying the attacks were contributing to a global shortage of the fuel.

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