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With U.S. diesel prices exceeding $6 a gallon, President Donald Trump said he urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian fuel production facilities, blaming the attacks for a global diesel shortage. Trump did not call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Trump subsequently claimed that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire' halting strikes on each other's energy infrastructure. However, the Financial Times reported that Moscow has not actually agreed to any such deal, citing sources familiar with the matter, suggesting Trump prematurely announced a ceasefire that does not yet exist. Zelensky said Ukraine wants specific details from its partners on any arrangement to halt strikes before committing, underscoring continued ambiguity and distrust around the proposal.