Zelensky's Conduct Amid Refinery Attacks Angers Trump, Media Report

According to the magazine, after a heated confrontation with the US leader at the White House in February 2025, Volodymyr Zelensky "spent more than a year trying to repair his relationship with Trump."

Washington, October 13. /TASS/. The Atlantic magazine reported, quoting a White House official, that Vladimir Zelensky's refusal to heed Washington's requests to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries has angered US President Donald Trump.

"Zelensky is overplaying his hand and angering the president," the White House official said, according to the Atlantic. "The president wants one thing: stop hitting the refineries. Give him that," the official added.

According to the magazine, after an acrimonious confrontation with the US leader at the White House in February 2025, Zelenskyy "spent more than a year trying to repair relations with Trump" while Ukrainian officials hoped that Trump "would not actively harm their goals." "That hope may be fading," wrote The Atlantic.

The US president said on October 10 that the US had repeatedly asked Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, but that Zelensky had ignored those requests.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had a phone call on October 9, where they specifically discussed the supply of petroleum products. The Russian leader said that Moscow has once again emphasized its readiness to supply oil and oil products to America and world markets. According to Novak, Russia will lift the diesel export ban ahead of schedule and is ready to supply 300,000 tons of diesel in October, increasing its volume to 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons in December. Monthly supplies could subsequently reach 3 million tons. The US government, in turn, issued a general license to supply Russian diesel to the world market until April 7, 2027.