
US President Donald Trump has declared that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop attacks on each other's energy targets.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Ukraine has agreed not to strike Russian energy targets and that Russia has agreed to do the same.
The statement comes after Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries and infrastructure related to oil production and distribution.
Trump also links this issue to the increase in the global price of diesel, claiming that the increase is mainly a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine war and not the conflict with Iran.
In the US, the average price of diesel exceeded $6 per gallon for the first time, reaching a record.
What is happening with Russian energy?
Ukraine has been hitting Russian refineries, storage facilities and other facilities with long-range missiles for months. The attacks have disrupted domestic Russian supplies and contributed to fuel rationing.
Moscow, meanwhile, banned diesel exports in July, further reducing supplies in an already tense global market.
If the deal claimed by Trump is actually implemented, it would constitute a significant development, because attacks on energy infrastructure have been one of the key elements of Ukraine's fight to hit Russia's economic and logistical capacity.