KYIV — US President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were contributing to a fuel shortage. Trump made the appeal to reporters at the Irish Open in County Clare after being asked whether he had spoken to Zelenskyy following a recent conversation with Vladimir Putin.

Trump said Ukraine could continue to attack other targets but should leave diesel fuel alone. His comments add public pressure to a campaign Kyiv says targets Russia’s oil and gas industry because it helps finance and supply Moscow’s invasion. AP reported that Ukrainian long-range strikes have been hitting the sector for months; the Ukrainian government’s immediate response to Trump’s remarks was not included in the report.

The fuel argument sits inside a wider dispute over what counts as a military target and what counts as economic warfare. Damage to refineries and storage can affect Russia’s ability to supply its forces, but it can also create domestic shortages and political pressure. The available report establishes Trump’s position, not the full scale or cause of Russia’s fuel situation.

Separately, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was open to restarting trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States in October. AP said the latest diplomatic contacts had produced no breakthrough and that the central positions of Moscow and Kyiv remained opposed, particularly over territory.

The result is a narrow but consequential diplomatic signal. Washington is asking Kyiv to restrain an element of its pressure campaign, while Moscow is leaving open the possibility of another meeting. Neither statement amounts to a ceasefire, and neither resolves the underlying question of how a settlement would address territory, security guarantees and accountability.