Trump Said Don't Hit Diesel — Zelensky Did It Anyway
Trump said don't hit the diesel. Zelensky hit the diesel anyway — then asked for a fair deal.
Scott Tregurtha breaks down the Trump-Zelensky diesel showdown, the collapsed energy ceasefire, and why it means a diesel shortage right before our midterms. All receipts with links are in the show notes below — I break it all down daily in the free newsletter. WWW.TAKECONTROLOFYOURLIBERTY.COM/NEWSLETTER
In this video: 0:00 Trump said don't hit the diesel
0:35 Trump presser - disgrace
2:20 Energy ceasefire that never held
3:15 Why NATO and Donbas started this
3:50 What comes next
SHOW NOTES - RECEIPTS:
Diesel strikes resumed: Reuters on renewed refinery strikes - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraines-resumption-strikes-russian-refineries-is-disgrace-trump-says-2026-10-16/
NPR on Ukraine resuming refinery attacks - https://www.npr.org/2026/10/15/g-s1-148194/russia-ukraine-war
NBC on resumed refinery strikes - https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-resumes-strikes-russian-oil-refineries-trump-starlink-intel-rcna603648
CNN on Zelensky resuming refinery strikes - https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/14/europe/zelensky-trump-russia-fuel-deal-latam-intl
Guardian on Trump disgrace comment - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/16/trump-calls-ukraines-resumption-of-strikes-on-russian-oil-refineries-a-disgrace
Reuters on energy ceasefire claim - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-will-halt-strikes-refineries-if-russia-stops-energy-attacks-zelenskiy-2026-10-11/
Axios on Trump energy ceasefire claim - https://www.axios.com/2026/10/11/trump-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-zelensky
BBC on Zelensky backing energy ceasefire - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pvg4jyz1m0o
Guardian on energy ceasefire collapse - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/us-effort-to-get-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-collapses
NATO / Donbas background I mention: BBC on why Russia invaded Ukraine - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0q964851po
AFSA on NATO expansion and invasion - https://afsa.org/did-nato-expansion-really-cause-putins-invasion
Crisis Group on Donbas conflict explainer - https://www.crisisgroup.org/visual-explainers/conflict-ukraines-donbas-visual-explainer
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