Was President Trump right to criticize Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries?
On October 10, 2026, President Trump defended his new diesel deal with Russia and publicly criticized Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.
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It's hard to win a war of attrition if you can't bring the war home to your opponent. Ukraine has every right to target Russia's ability to sustain its invasion. Meanwhile, Trump's position seems to shift with the political winds and his latest conversation with Putin, rather than being grounded in consistent principles. That's a hallmark of the Trump administration, I think - expediency over principle.
If you're voting "yes," where's your line: oil refineries are fair targets in a war Russia started, but global energy prices aren't Ukraine's call to make alone?