{
  "id": 8940968,
  "title": "Russia ‘Unfortunately Lost Control’ of Its Diesel Refineries, Trump Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russia-unfortunately-lost-control-of-its-diesel-refineries-trump-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T14:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85031"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has stated that Russia has \"unfortunately lost control\" of its diesel refineries due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a post on his Truth Social platform. The conflict, which Trump called \"ridiculous\" and \"never ending,\" has resulted in the killing of 25,000 people each month, mostly soldiers, according to the president. Trump's comments followed a phone call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, and a day before the two were set to meet at the UN General Assembly in New York. The US president had previously blamed Ukraine for rising global diesel prices, which has impacts on Republican prospects in the US's mid-term elections. While Ukraine's actions have had some effect on global diesel prices, other factors, such as the US war in Iran, have had a larger impact, according to a report from the Financial Times. Despite the strain on Russia's oil exports, Russia has reportedly raised diesel exports to Central Asia. Zelensky hailed the diplomatic momentum following the call, but confirmed that he would meet Trump on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president hinted at steps towards de-escalation and mentioned the newly signed US sanctions bill against Russian energy.",
  "summary": "Trump said, on Monday that Russia has “unfortunately lost control” over its diesel production and called for the war to end. The comments came a day after a call with Zelensky and a day before the two’s meeting, with Trump having previously attempted to pin the blame on rising global diesel prices on Ukrainian strikes.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russia has lost control of its diesel refineries due to Ukraine war",
    "Trump claims 25,000 people killed monthly in Ukraine conflict",
    "Zelensky and Trump to meet at UN General Assembly in New York"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Russia has lost control of diesel industry: Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russia-has-lost-control-of-diesel-industry-trump",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:22:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia loses control of its Diesel Oil Industry due to its war with Ukraine – Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/russia-loses-control-of-its-diesel-oil-industry-due-to-its-war-with",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:09:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump: Russia has 'lost control' of diesel industry because of Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/trump-russia-has-lost-control-of-diesel-industry-because-of-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:29:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Zelensky responds to Trump's statement that Russia lost control of diesel fuel production",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/zelensky-responds-to-trumps-statement-that-russia-lost-control-of",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}