Ukraine Refinery Strikes Cripple Russian Diesel, Trigger Trump Standoff
🛢️ KYIV — Ukraine is winning the diesel war while losing Washington over it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Targeting hard-to-replace refinery components — not crude capacity — is deliberate: repair timelines stretch to months, not weeks. But that's exactly what killed Zelensky's standing with Trump. Washington brokered a Russian diesel deal; Kyiv bombed it. Now Trump is calling for Zelensky's removal. Ukraine's most effective economic weapon is also its biggest political liability.