Trump says Russia has ‘lost control’ of its oil refining industry

President Trump said Russia has 'lost control' of its oil refining industry as Ukrainian strikes on refineries, some far from the border, continue to damage equipment and trigger fuel shortages across Russia. A separate crisis, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz over a new Middle East war, has cut off roughly a fifth of global oil exports.

Trump said he asked Volodymyr Zelensky in mid-September to stop hitting diesel-producing facilities specifically, telling him 'there are plenty of other targets' and that hitting diesel fuel 'is hurting the world.' He repeated the request in a September 20 call with Zelensky, according to Axios.

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