Energy truce collapses: Ukraine ignores Trump's warnings and attacks Russian oil refinery.

Ukraine continues its attacks on Russian oil refining facilities, further damaging the Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" pledge. Trump had previously announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to cease attacks on each other's energy targets, but Zelensky subsequently stated that Ukrainian forces had struck the Sizlan oil refinery in Russia's Samara region.

According to reports, Zelenskyy confirmed on social media platform X that Ukrainian defense forces launched an attack on the Sizlan oil refinery, located approximately 75 miles west of Samara and 466 miles southeast of Moscow. He also stated that Ukrainian forces attacked a drone production facility in Taganrog, a drone preparation and launch site in the Oryol region, and achieved results in the Black Sea region.

According to CCTV International News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on social media on the evening of September 14th, local time, stating that Ukraine is prepared to cease its attacks on Russia if its partners can ensure that Russia will no longer attack Ukraine's energy facilities, infrastructure, and food supply routes. Zelenskyy wrote, "This war must end. De-escalation measures on critical infrastructure issues could be the first step towards peace. We look forward to concrete solutions from our partners."

Just before Zelensky made the above statement, Trump had publicly announced that Russia and Ukraine had reached an energy ceasefire agreement. On Monday, September 14th, Eastern Time, according to Xinhua News Agency, US President Trump said on social media that Russia and Ukraine had agreed not to attack each other's energy targets.

The average retail price of diesel in the United States has exceeded $6 per gallon, setting a new record high. Amid escalating geopolitical risks and tightening global diesel supplies, concerns about fuel shortages have intensified.

The ongoing attacks between Russia and Ukraine have prompted Ukraine to signal its intention to push for an energy ceasefire.

While Ukrainian forces attacked Russian oil refining facilities, Russia continued its strikes against related targets in Ukraine. According to CCTV News, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on social media on the 15th that in the early hours of that day, Russian forces used drones to strike Ukrainian logistics centers, ports, and ships.

The report stated that Russian forces struck a logistics center in Ukraine's Odessa region that received, stored, and distributed military supplies, as well as two ships carrying supplies for the Ukrainian military in the port of Chernomosk. Furthermore, Russia continued its strikes against railway infrastructure in western Ukraine, facilities used to transport military supplies from Europe.

However, Ukraine has still signaled its willingness to push for a ceasefire. According to CCTV News, on the 15th local time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sebiga stated that Ukraine is willing to reach an energy ceasefire agreement with Russia. Sebiga said that Ukraine's position has been made known to its international partners, and some friendly international parties have made relevant suggestions. Multiple parties will work together to promote the implementation of the Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire.

An energy ceasefire had been brewing for some time; diesel prices became a key variable.

A ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian energy sector is not a recent proposal. Reports indicate that the US has repeatedly urged both sides to cease attacks on power plants, oil refineries, and other energy facilities, but these mediations have failed to produce a stable arrangement. On September 5th and 6th, a US delegation visited Moscow and Kyiv respectively. US Presidential Special Envoy Witkov stated that the visit aimed to promote further dialogue to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Trump's push for an energy ceasefire is also directly related to domestic fuel price pressures in the United States. According to a previous article by Wall Street Insights , Trump had publicly demanded that Zelensky stop attacks on Russian diesel facilities, claiming that Ukraine's attacks on Russian fuel facilities were causing diesel supply shortages, and emphasizing that the rise in US diesel prices "was not caused by the Middle East," but rather by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

However, judging from the current progress, a true ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian energy conflict has not been achieved, with both sides continuing to attack each other's energy and related infrastructure. Against the backdrop of tightening global diesel supplies and already high prices, the disruption to refining capacity and fuel supply caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict has not subsided, and concerns about energy market supply remain difficult to alleviate.

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