The President of the United States, Donald Trump, today asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to end Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure. The request comes at a time of tension between the two leaders, who have been holding telephone conversations about the situation on the ground.
According to available information, Trump warned that these attacks are causing fuel shortages in Europe. European energy dependence on Russian petroleum products has been a constant concern since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
This request comes at a time when relations between Washington and Kyiv have been marked by some friction, especially after the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration. American pressure for a peace agreement in Ukraine has been intensifying in recent weeks.
The energy issue thus remains one of the sensitive points on the European geopolitical chessboard, with Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure generating direct consequences for fuel supply on the European continent.
