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Trump calls on Zelensky to stop strikes on Russian diesel facilities, blames Ukraine for global shortage
Speaking at the Irish Open golf tournament at his Doonbeg club in County Clare, Ireland, on Sunday, September 13, 2026, US President Donald Trump publicly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian diesel fuel infrastructure, claiming those attacks are causing a global diesel shortage. Trump said the deficit stems from the Russia–Ukraine war and not from US action in the Middle East, and noted he had already discussed the issue with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the week.