Donald Trump is expected to press Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on an energy ceasefire during a face-to-face meeting this week during United Nations high-level week, as world diesel prices have soared due to the war in Iran, as well as Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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prices → expect → Ukraine
Ukraine stepped up its attacks on Russia’s energy sector over the weekend, launching its largest reported strike yet on the Moscow region in a barrage that struck a major Moscow oil refinery and killed three people.
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that → step → people
On Monday, Trump said the whole world was suffering due to an energy shortage that he said was being exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
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he → say → Ukraine
“Russia has unfortunately lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry due to its War with Ukraine,” Trump said in a Truths Social post on Monday morning.
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Trump → lose → morning
“A large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission.”
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number → blow → commission
“This ridiculous and never ending War with Ukraine must be ended,” Trump said.
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Trump → end → Ukraine
“The whole World suffers as 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, are being killed each month.
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people → suffer → ?
Trump had earlier blamed Kyiv for the escalating energy war even as Russia has decimated Ukraine’s economy and launched night barrages of drones and ballistic missiles against Ukrainian cities.
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Russia → blame → cities
Zelenskyy on Monday said negotiations were continuing and that that there are “ideas on the table for bringing peace closer, starting with strong de-escalation steps”.
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negotiations → say → steps
“Ukraine’s energy sector, critical infrastructure, and our food exports must stop being targets for Russia, and this will lead to matching de-escalation steps on our part,” he said in a statement.
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he → stop → statement
The two leaders are expected to meet on Tuesday during a rare sitdown on the sidelines of the high-level week of the United Nations general assembly.
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leaders → expect → assembly
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will also be in Washington this week, and is expected to meet with secretary of state Marco Rubio.
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Lavrov → expect → Rubio
During a trip to Ireland last week, Trump directly addressed Zelenskyy, saying he has to do “one thing: he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia”.
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he → address → Russia
“Let him go after targets but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage,” he said.
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he → let → shortage
Trump spoke with Zelenskyy on Sunday in a phone call that one senior Ukrainian official told the Financial Times was about “diesel, diesel, diesel”.
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official → speak → diesel
Average diesel prices in the United States hit a record $6.50 per gallon on Monday, up from $3.19 per gallon this time last year before the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran and Tehran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz to most international trade.
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Tehran → hit → trade
The rise in prices is seen as a liability for Trump’s Republican party in the US midterm elections, which will take place in November.
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which → see → November
Trump is expected to deliver a speech to the UN general assembly on Tuesday morning, and is expected to meet with major energy producers including the Gulf Cooperation Council and Venezuela’s recently installed leader Delcy Rodriguez.
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Trump → expect → Council
In a preview, Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, said Trump would speak about how he has “confronted complex problems head-on around the world.
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he → say → world
Many of the peace deals that he has driven to conclusion, or is in the process of driving to conclusion.”
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he → drive → conclusion
Trump last week prematurely announced an energy ceasefire under which Ukraine had agreed not to hit Russian energy targets and that “Russia has agreed to do likewise!”
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Russia → announce → targets
The deal had not been agreed, however, and Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy and other critical infrastructure have continued.
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strikes → agree → energy
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