U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, warning the strikes are causing a global diesel shortage. U.S. diesel prices hit a record high of $6.06 per gallon on Friday, up 63% year-on-year, weighing heavily on truckers and farmers. Ukraine has ramped up strikes on Russian energy infrastructure in recent months to increase the cost of the war for Moscow. Crude oil prices have surged more than 20% over the past month, with Brent crude rising to $106.69 per barrel on Monday amid growing U.S.-Iran tensions in the Middle East.
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