Poland, Ukraine denounce Russian strikes near border
President Trump claims that Ukraine and Russia have reached an agreement to stop targeting each other's energy infrastructure, specifically diesel refineries. Meanwhile, Poland and Ukraine have condemned recent Russian strikes near their shared border.
Why it matters
The report highlights the intersection of global energy prices, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and US diplomatic influence ahead of midterm elections.
US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy facilities, a day after he chastised Ukraine for hitting Russian oil refineries.
"Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do so, likewise! The World's Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran," Mr Trump said on his Truth Social network.
Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian oil refineries in a bid to hurt Russia's war effort.
Russia attacked western Ukraine with drones yesterday, just days after US envoys visited Ukraine and Russia in a bid to revive talks to end the war.
Oil prices have soared as the war in the Middle East hits the six-and-a-half-month mark, raising American fuel costs and inflation just weeks before crunch US midterm elections.
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