Driving the news: Trump said on Sunday that Kyiv should stop hitting Russian refineries after Ukrainian strikes over the weekend. He said those attacks were pushing up diesel prices and 'hurting the world.'
Trump's comment comes as Russia keeps hammering Ukraine's energy system. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 2,000 drones and nearly 80 ballistic missiles last week.
The Financial Times reported that Russia's new jet-powered drones, improved versions of Iranian Shaheds, are evading Ukraine's air defenses at a much higher rate than earlier models. On Sunday, Moscow also struck a passenger train used to ferry foreign dignitaries into Ukraine from Poland, prompting condemnation from NATO capitals.
Why it matters: Energy warfare is now hitting prices far beyond the battlefield. Diesel is a reminder that foreign policy, supply chains and household costs are tied together.
The big picture: Trump's focus on diesel shows the market consequences of the war are landing in Washington's calculations, not just on the front lines. For consumers and businesses, that is the part that matters most.