U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (September 13) called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were causing a shortage of the fuel that "hurts the world".

A wave of long-distance Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months has reduced that country's fuel production, triggering gasoline shortages across the country.

Ukraine, which faces regular Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure, says refineries are legitimate military targets.

The U.S. national average price for diesel, which is used by trucks, trains, ships and farm equipment, rose over $6 a gallon for the first time on Thursday, according to price tracker GasBuddy.

Russia downgraded its oil output forecast for this year to a 17-year low and revised its fuel exports outlook for 2026 and 2027 due to the war, according to a government draft forecast seen by Reuters.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH MEDIA

2. WHITE FLASH

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

"(The problem I have) with Ukraine and Russia is that, you know, a lot of the diesel comes, diesel oil comes, and that's the one where there's a a big up, it comes from Russia and the Russia plants are being hit by Ukraine. And I've asked President Zelenskiy not to hit the diesel plants, refineries. (JOURNALIST SPEAKING) Diesel is being driven up by the fact that it's having a hard time coming out of Russia, and that's the case that hurts the world."

4. WHITE FLASH

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

JOURNALIST (OFF CAMERA): "Do you think Zelenskiy will get his Patriots and the licensing that he wants?"

TRUMP: "We're talking about it (inaudible). The less sophisticated version, you know what I mean. Far less sophisticated."

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7. TRUMP WITH MEDIA