US President Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky for soaring diesel prices in the United States, arguing that Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure are contributing to a global supply squeeze.
The average US diesel price climbed above $6 a gallon on Friday, setting a new record after rising from about $5.85 the previous week. Prices are now roughly 60% higher than a year ago, when diesel averaged around $3.71 a gallon.
Energy analysts have largely attributed the sharp increase to turmoil in the Middle East and renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, which has driven crude oil prices higher. Trump, however, rejected that explanation during a visit to Ireland, instead pointing to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had raised the matter directly with Zelensky and urged Ukraine to stop targeting Russian facilities involved in diesel production.
“Zelensky has to do one thing. He has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” Trump said. “Let him go after targets, but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage of diesel.”
Trump maintained that the current price surge was not primarily the result of developments in the Middle East.
Ukraine has repeatedly struck Russian refineries and other energy infrastructure in recent months. Those attacks have contributed to fuel shortages and higher prices in parts of Russia, although the most pronounced disruption has reportedly been to gasoline supplies rather than diesel.
Moscow has responded to domestic supply pressures by restricting exports of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products. Restrictions on diesel exports were introduced earlier this year, while additional measures affecting gasoline producers followed in July. The current diesel export restrictions are scheduled to remain in place until the end of September, although they could be extended.
The sharp increase in diesel prices could have wider consequences for US consumers. Diesel is essential to agriculture, freight transport and rail networks, making its cost an important component of food production and distribution.
With farms, trucks and trains heavily dependent on the fuel, sustained record prices could ultimately feed through into higher transportation costs and further increases in consumer prices.
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The good news is this is just a blip in the radar screen
Short term pain for long term gain
Prices will fall to $3 a gallon right after the primaries
Relax go home put the feet up have a cup of tea and turn on the Telmudvision
Trust Don
He cares
Some dumber than dirt people will buy this double douchebag
Which includes the $5000 buy back
Zelensky a convenient distraction unpalatable past his shelf life and usefulness
The writing is on the wall
🤣👊. Bang on the money.
You can’t put lipstick on this pig
LARRY JOHNSON:DIESEL Just HIT $9.999,Trump Is Blaming Wrong WAR,Trump Has 3 Days to Reverse on Iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfuYGJTGe9k
Larry Johnson
https://sonar21.com/
Trump not claiming “glory” for himself and blaming someone else.
He’s slipping.
The J3w$ won’t like Frump blaming a fellow Zionist J3w (Zelensky) …
After all, whenever Frump fucks-up, he looks for a scapegoat.
I wonder IF the populations on the Earth will even see November…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqG3Q5PRMBk
& the $5K is also a lie…a typical J3wi$h tactic of carrot-dangling!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW58RwEGCsY
& BTW- did the readership know that the upper Midwest of the U.S. has been without power for over a week on the average?
Storm Damage???
Old Grid???
Terrorism???
Sabotage???
EMP???
Solar Flare???
CME / Sunspot Activity???
TVNZ / RNZ hasn’t said a single word about this…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvkSXsM26Y8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ejxiGZ7Es
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XjWWOYbMK4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPAfv_abHQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_rPkQ4Pzis
Here’s a movie about a fictional event…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDdc0-JD8Dk
& BTW, Nichlosa Cage had a sinkhole open-up at his home in Californicate
Wouldn’t it be helpful if the western countries could by oil products from Russia during this crisis.
This is exactly part of the reason of why there are problems
Because of sanctions
This is why Marsden Point needs to be re-opened!..
One petition is still open for signatures!
https://petitions.parliament.nz/?Keyword=marsden%20point&lang=en
The New Zealand Loyal Party will insure that Marsden Point and Oil Production will commence once again IF they get into Parliament!
The did keep buying Russian oil and refined products, but just via middle men such as Turkey and India (at a higher price). Now that Russia’s refining capacity and their export terminals in the Black Sea is being struck that supply if being crimped.
They’re trying to create the divisions and sow the hatred for the next World War they have been busily constructing.
Yes they were bypassing their Own sanctions through proxies
Looks like the UK and EU have cooked their Own goose now though and a major oil gas diesel crisis is in the making and cannot be averted
Which could spill over into electricity production
Thank god for Ed Miliband and his windmills
The amount of damage this Jew has caused
Knowledge is power. Know the enemy so you can rise above them, instead of getting swamped by them.
https://readthehistory.com/
Trump has always been a compulsive liar. The most common reason for Trump’s lying is to manipulate the opinions of others.
The real reason for Trump’s lie (blaming Zelensky for high diesel preices) is that Trump has run out of scapegoats to blame for his massive humiliating defeat in the war he started against Iran – Trump and Israel are the only ones responsible for the high diesel prices. And also the western financial system.
It becomes harder for Trump to hide the truth when the Gulf monarchies directly negotiate with Iran to get their oil exports to their customers. These monarchies after finally reaching an agreement with Iran, will then ask the US to agree to Tehran’s terms. This by definition is American capitulation – which will send Trump into the history books as the worst ever US president in history. https://aif.ru/politics/zaharova-obvinila-sikorskogo-v-rusofobii-golovnogo-mozga
When these negotiations occur without American or European interference, oil will become cheaper than before.
OMG. Here i was foolishly thinking it was caused by him stealing the oil from Venezuela.
The Hegelian Dialectic.
1) They make the problem.
2) The manage and control the reaction.
3) They come with a “solution” to the problem they caused in the first place.
Rinse and repeat. Over and over. Again and again.
It is the foundation of the fake democracy we are burdened with, and is so heavily indoctrinated into the psyche of everyone who has been successful brainwashed into accepting it it is going to be a very difficult burden to shed.
Direct Democracy is a viable alternative, it would prevent a small cabal of “leaders” from imposing their self-serving “interests” on everyone else.
Yes like the planes hitting the Twin Towers on 911
Which were video edited composites
Shown over and over again to indelibly etch into the consciousness of America the fabrication and fraud
It was physiological operation
The USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law by George W. Bush on October 26, 2001
Pitiful blaming. The US has been instrumental in the mess in Ukraine and Iran, now they have to live with the outcomes.
Zelensky is the new person to blame after the Houthis surprised Trump in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/09/13/3695377/ansarullah-advance-threatens-to-turn-trump-s-war-into-wider-us-quagmire
Our NZ diesel price here is much higher than the highest diesel price in the USA. But we sheeple don’t understand the difference between litres and gallons and are compliant with our higher prices.
No we’re not. $3.60/litre hurts. Maybe EV makers & dealers are clapping their hands but no one wants a subscription.
$6USD for 4 litres approx
So about $12NZD for 4 litres
A couple of bucks cheaper maybe
When oh when oh when will the worlds greatest most anticipated most wonderful magnificent day of 2026 happen? The day this SHELTERED smirking stinking scamming scumbag sack of strutting fraudulent warpig dogsh*t trump gets that lovely beautiful spinning projectile of hollow-point lead clean thru his punk skull. Tomorrow? Saturday? Next week? Get ready to rejoice soon! This cocksuckers days MUST be numbered… FFS yanks! Just hurry up and deal to this contemptable lying corrupt power-tripping slimeball f*cker! Permanently!