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Trump rebukes Zelensky, calls Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries a ‘disgrace’

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Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery southeast of Moscow after President Zelensky declared Kyiv was abandoning a Trump-announced ceasefire on energy sites, criticizing Trump's willingness to deal with Moscow; Trump responded by calling Zelensky's actions a disgrace that raises global oil prices.

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Trump had announced a ceasefire covering energy sites between Ukraine and Russia, which Zelensky declared Kyiv was abandoning.

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Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery after President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire covering energy sites that Trump had announced, and criticised his willingness to strike deals with Moscow.

“All he’s doing is making the world oil price higher. Well, I think that’s a disgrace,” Trump said in the interview, after Ukraine hit a Rosneft refinery southeast of Moscow which helps to supply the Russian capital.

“There are a lot of targets you can ⁠hit, but when you shoot at diesel refineries where you make, you know, diesel oil, and we need that, and the world needs that, then he’s not doing a good service for the world.”

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  • Global oil prices may increase due to disrupted Russian energy supply

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  • What specific terms governed the abandoned energy ceasefire?
  • Will Ukraine conduct further strikes on Russian energy infrastructure?
  • How will this affect global oil markets and energy prices?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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