Trump pressured, "Stop it!" Zelensky: Russia suspends bombing of energy facilities, Ukraine does not attack oil refineries

Just after U.S. President Trump asked Ukraine to unilaterally stop attacking Russian oil refineries in order to suppress oil prices, Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 11th that Ukraine is also ready to stop attacking Russian oil refineries as long as Moscow stops attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

On the 10th, Trump, who had previously reached an agreement with Russia on diesel supplies, blamed Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries for driving up U.S. diesel prices, and said Zelensky "better stop it" and that Ukraine should replace Zelensky, who has repeatedly missed opportunities to reach an agreement with Moscow. Zelensky has angrily criticized the U.S.-Russian diesel deal, saying the move would encourage Moscow to attack Ukraine.

Global diesel prices skyrocketed after the Middle East conflict broke out at the end of February this year, and even became a political burden for Trump's Republican Party before voting in the U.S. midterm elections early next month. The Republican Party currently holds the majority in both houses of Congress, but may lose control of one or even both houses after the midterm elections.

Zelenskiy reiterated Ukraine's consistent position on the 11th that Ukraine is willing to stop attacking Russian oil refineries only if both Russia and Ukraine are committed to de-escalating the conflict, which means Moscow must stop attacking Ukraine's power infrastructure.

Zelensky said that any such agreement needs "real guarantees"; the real root cause of the Ukraine-Russia war lies in Russia, and only in Russia.

"It is possible to stop the attack on energy infrastructure as soon as this year, but (Russian President) Putin is unwilling to do that," Zelensky said without specifically referring to Trump's earlier remarks.