Ukraine Keeps Hitting Russia’s Energy Infrastructure. Trump Now Says Moscow Has ‘Lost Control’ Of Its Diesel Industry.

President Donald Trump said Russia has "unfortunately lost control" of its diesel industry as Ukraine keeps hitting energy infrastructure as the war rages on.

In a social media post, Trump said that a "large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission."

He went on to renew his calls for the war to end. "The whole World suffers as 25,000 people, mostly soldiers, are being killed each month. What a shame!" Trump concluded.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the publication, reiterating that "this Russian war against Ukraine and against common sense must be ended."

He went on to say that there is a dialogue with the U.S. taking place and enumerated some de-escalation possibilities. "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."

"Solutions are possible. We are ready to work on this, and we will discuss it with our partners on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. I thank everyone who is helping! It will no longer be the case that only the country under attack suffers," he added.

Zelenskyy also confirmed he will meet with Trump in New York, claiming that the conversation could "change a lot."

The U.S. Congress recently passed the Lindsey Graham bill into law, named after the late Republican senator and staunch Ukraine ally. It sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior Russian government officials as well as the Russian "shadow fleet", a clandestine network of ships which Russia uses to move crude oil while bypassing sanctions by G7 and EU countries.

It is unclear whether Russia would be open to de-escalation. Putin's United Russia party retained its commanding majority in the country's parliament after a three-day election held under tight political controls.

The election was Russia's first parliamentary vote since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Putin had presented the election as a measure of public backing for his government and its conduct of the war, while United Russia campaigned heavily on military and patriotic themes.

The vote also took place in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, and in Russian-held parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Moscow claimed the four regions as Russian territory after holding referendums there in 2022 that Ukraine and Western governments rejected.