Donald Trump Says Russia Lost Control
Trump cited Ukraine’s refinery strikes to urge an end to the war with Russia.
September 21, 2026 · Updated Sep 21, 11:03am ET
Daily BeastTrump’s Desperate Plea to World Leader Is Leaked as His Crisis Hits New Record
New York PostTrump says Russia ‘lost control of its Diesel Oil Industry’ after Ukraine drone attacks, calls for end to ‘ridiculous’ war
Washington TimesTrump says high diesel costs stem from ‘ridiculous’ Ukraine war
Just the NewsTrump calls for end to Ukraine war as Russian refineries face attacks
Epoch TimesTrump Says Russia ‘Lost Control’ Over Oil Industry Amid Ukraine Strikes
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What happened
Donald Trump publicly urged an end to the Russia-Ukraine war after Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russian oil refineries and diesel prices reached record highs. The war began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and both countries have since attacked energy sites. Ukraine has targeted Russian energy infrastructure to pressure Moscow into talks and weaken funding for Vladimir Putin’s war effort. Trump said Russia had “lost control” of its diesel industry after many refineries were blown up and shut temporarily. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he and Trump would meet in New York, adding the meeting “could change a lot.” Their U.N. talks leave the next course uncertain.
How the left told it
Only one left-leaning outlet we track covered this: Daily Beast, under the headline “Trump’s Desperate Plea to World Leader Is Leaked as His Crisis Hits New Record”.
How the right told it
Right-leaning coverage cast Trump’s comments as a push to stop a costly, “ridiculous” war, rather than as pressure on Kyiv’s battlefield tactics. The New York Post led with Trump publicly calling for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The Washington Times cited Trump pointing to refinery attacks as the key driver of record diesel costs.
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