Trump condemns Ukraine’s renewed refinery strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump called Ukraine’s renewed attacks on Russian oil refineries a disgrace after Kyiv said it was ending a brief pause in strikes, deepening a dispute over an energy ceasefire that both countries had not publicly confirmed as an agreement. A Ukrainian attack set fire to the Ryazan refinery overnight into October 15, according to Russian officials. Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov attributed the blaze to a drone attack, while Russia’s Defense Ministry said falling debris from intercepted drones started the fire. The extent of damage at the refinery was not specified. Trump made his remarks in an interview with Newsmax, saying the strikes were raising global energy prices. That was his assessment; the reports do not independently establish a price effect. He also said he found Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy more difficult to deal with than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy said in an interview published October 15 that Kyiv had observed a three-day pause in attacks on Russian refineries after Trump announced an energy ceasefire on October 11. He said Ukraine was resuming the strikes because Russia continued attacking Ukrainian energy...