Ukraine's Refinery Blitz Forces Russia to Ration Fuel at the Pump

Russia's state-owned oil group is now rationing fuel at gas stations nationwide, after Ukrainian strikes resumed against the country's energy infrastructure. A Russian official said Monday that Ukraine had hit Russia's second-largest refinery — the eighth facility of its kind struck in just two weeks.

The wave of attacks followed a pause ordered by Washington. With that halt lifted, Kyiv has ramped its refinery campaign back up, and Moscow's fuel supply chain is feeling it at the pump.

Diplomacy moves next. The United States is set to convene trilateral talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, putting all three governments in the same room as the strikes continue.

President Donald Trump has hinted at a potential grand bargain that could pull European allies into the arrangement. According to Semafor's Shelby Talcott, a US official described Washington's proposal as “effectively very similar to NATO” when it comes to protecting Kyiv, and said Trump is not “rushing to get a bad deal.”