US President Donald Trump has claimed that Ukraine and Russia agreed not to strike each other's energy targets, while attributing a spike in global diesel prices to the war rather than Iran.
Key facts
- Trump claimed Ukraine and Russia agreed not to hit energy targets.
- Trump blamed the Russia-Ukraine war, 'not Iran', for a rise in global diesel prices.
- He made the claim about diesel prices in a social media post, according to CNBC.
- Nato's head said a Russian drone attack on a train near Ukraine's border with Poland would not deter Kyiv's western backers.
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Ukraine and Russia have agreed not to strike each other’s energy targets, according to reports from CNBC and the Guardian published on 14 September 2026.
Alongside the claim, Trump linked the war to rising fuel costs, saying the conflict rather than Iran was the main driver of higher diesel prices. “The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran,” Trump said in a social media post, according to CNBC.
The Guardian reported that the US president blamed the conflict, and ‘not Iran’, for a spike in US diesel prices. The coverage was reported by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Charlotte Higgins and Amy Hawkins in Kyiv.
In other developments across Europe, the head of Nato said a Russian drone attack on a train close to Ukraine’s border with Poland would not deter Kyiv’s western backers, according to the Guardian.
The sources did not provide further detail confirming the terms of any agreement between Ukraine and Russia, or independent verification of Trump’s claim about energy targets.
Why it matters
Attacks on energy infrastructure have been a major feature of the Russia-Ukraine war, affecting civilians and global fuel supplies. Any agreement to halt such strikes, if confirmed, could ease pressure on energy markets, though the claim as reported comes from the US president and lacks independent confirmation in the sources.
Frequently asked questions
What did Trump claim about Ukraine and Russia?
Trump claimed that Ukraine and Russia have agreed not to hit each other's energy targets, according to CNBC and the Guardian.
What did Trump say about diesel prices?
In a social media post, Trump said the rise in the world's diesel price is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine war, not Iran, according to CNBC.
What did Nato say about the drone attack near Poland?
The head of Nato said a Russian drone attack on a train close to Ukraine's border with Poland would not deter Kyiv's western backers, according to the Guardian.