Zelenskyy offers Trump two ways to halt Ukraine's refinery strikes
In a Fox News interview, Zelenskyy says Ukraine will keep hitting Russian oil refineries unless Moscow stops attacking Ukraine's energy grid or Washington supplies Patriot missiles for a month.
What to know
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine will keep striking Russian oil refineries until Russia stops attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, or the US supplies Patriot missiles for a month.
- Ukraine says it is willing to pay for the Patriot missiles rather than receive them as aid, requesting a one-month package.
- The comments follow reported pressure from Trump and his team to halt refinery strikes, after a Ukrainian strike hit a facility in Russia's Samara region.
- Zelenskyy separately credited Melania Trump with helping arrange a local ceasefire that enabled evacuation of residents from occupied Oleshky.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine
Donald Trump US President
Melania Trump US First Lady
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Kyiv Post details interview, notes Melania Trump mention
Follow-up coverage lays out both conditions Zelenskyy proposed and notes he also praised US First Lady Melania Trump's role in facilitating a local ceasefire and humanitarian evacuation from occupied Oleshky in Kherson region.
“We had different conversations, different and several with President Trump and with his team about attacks on refineries. And we asked that we can't not respond after Russia's attacks on our energy, after Russia is killing our people, attacks on our electricity, gas, refineries, on everything.”
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President # Zelenskyy chaired a call on the aftermath of russia's latest strike: 36 ballistic missiles were launched, with only 4 intercepted, highlighting a critical shortage of Patriot interceptors that only the US can help fix. Forensic data shows North Korean-made KN-23 missiles hit a key energy facility — proof, he says, that global sanctions…
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The alternative is that America breaks down into Curtis Yarvin style techno-feudal states (basically massive concepts of the old “Company towns” ran by corporations), and a ton of his biggest fanboys like JD Vance and Stephen Miller have entered the whitehouse and government in force and been installing loyalists all around the country between…
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KYIV POST: Zelensky Says Russia Used North Korean KN-23 Missiles on Grid https://www. kyivpost.com/post/89444 President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Russian forces used North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles in an overnight strike on a key Ukrainian energy facility, with air defenses able to intercept only four of 36 ballistic missiles due…
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Zelenskyy offers Trump two options to end refinery strikes
In a Fox News interview, Zelenskyy says Ukraine will keep striking Russian oil refineries in retaliation for Russian energy attacks, unless Moscow halts those attacks or Washington supplies Patriot missiles for one month, which Ukraine offers to pay for itself.
“For one month, if you need us not attack their refineries, for one month, give me Patriot [missiles] for one month.”
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first by Arab News, 1d ago · also Straits Times, Japan Today
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first by Interfax-Ukraine, 6d ago
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Zelensky says Ukraine could pause strikes on Russian oil refineries for a month if partners provide Patriot air defense. “If you need us not to strike Russian refineries for a month, give me Patriots for one month,” he said, adding Trump “must not help Putin.” #Ukraine
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first by Deutsche Welle EN, 1d ago · also Arab News, Bangkok Post
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- Zelensky says Russia ramping up strikes to ‘pressure’ Ukraine at talks Arab News · 1d ago
- Ukraine says Russia ramps up strikes to pressure Kyiv at talks Bangkok Post · 1d ago
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first by Interfax-Ukraine, 1d ago · also Anadolu Agency
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- Zelenskyy claims North Korean missiles used in overnight Russian strikes targeting Kyiv Anadolu Agency · 1d ago
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first by Politico, 49m ago · also Politico Europe
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What people are saying 7 voices from 2 sites · best of 11 · verbatim
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💬 President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Russian forces used North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles in an overnight strike on a key Ukrainian energy facility, with air defenses able to intercept only four of 36 ballistic missiles due to an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors. https://www. kyivpost.com/post/89444 # russia # ukraine
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Russian strikes on Kyiv region injure at least six and damage bridge and energy facilities Via Euronews: Russian strikes on Kyiv region injure at least six and damage bridge and energy facilities https://www. euronews.com/2026/11/07/russia n-strikes-on-kyiv-injure-five-and-damage-bridge-and-energy-facilities
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KYIV POST: Zelensky Warns of Fresh Russian Strikes on Bridges, Energy Grid https://www. kyivpost.com/post/89396 President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, Nov. 6, that Ukrainian intelligence shows Russia is preparing a new attack on the country’s civilian and energy infrastructure, and bridges across the Dnipro River. He urged Ukraine’s partners…
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 # Ukraine is continuing to launch attacks on targets associated with # Russia 's oil sector in response to Russian strikes on energy targets, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday. https://www. reuters.com/business/energy/ze lenskiy-says-ukraine-is-continuing-attacks-russias-oil-refining-sector-2026-11-06/
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Nah. Keep hitting those refineries and data centers. Make the US beg you to stop.
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This happens to some degree in other democracies, but nowhere near as bad as the USA. US military procurement is the world's biggest corporate welfare program.
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KYIV POST: Zelensky: 2 Ways to Halt Strikes on Russia https://www. kyivpost.com/post/88893 Zelensky said Ukraine could halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure or Washington supplied Patriot missiles for a month, with Kyiv willing to pay. He also praised Melania Trump's role in facilitating…