Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes
US president claims Ukrainian leader will 'probably' comply with request to slow attacks on Russian oil facilities.
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Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes
Photograph: ZN.UA Зеркало недели (embedded from source)
What this story says
- US President Donald Trump said he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce strikes on Russian oil refineries.
- Trump claims Zelensky responded that Ukraine would 'probably do so'.
- ZN.UA reports that Ukrainian drones destroyed at least five Russian refineries between September 22 and September 26.
- Korrespondent.net notes that Zelensky has previously stated that Ukraine would not unilaterally cease attacks on Russian refineries.
Who covered it
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Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
14 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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US President Donald Trump has stated that he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce strikes on Russian oil refineries. Trump told journalists that Zelensky responded by saying Ukraine would 'probably do so'. The US president also linked attacks on Russian refineries to potential increases in global fuel prices.
Conflicting accounts of Zelensky's response
ZN.UA reports that Ukrainian drones destroyed at least five Russian refineries between September 22 and September 26. Korrespondent.net notes that Zelensky has previously stated that Ukraine would not unilaterally cease attacks on Russian refineries. In contrast, Trump claims Zelensky agreed to 'slow down' attacks, stating, 'Well, we'll probably do so,' according to Korrespondent.net.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports below mention the specific details of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries between September 22 and September 26, as reported by ZN.UA. The left-rated side did not run this story at all.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 28 Sept 2026, 08:30, and will add the sides that appear.
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Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes
Korrespondent.net — embedded from source

Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes
Interfax.ru — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report from ZN.UA led with Trump's claim that he asked Zelensky to be more careful regarding Russian refineries and that Zelensky replied he would 'probably do so'. This report also detailed specific Ukrainian drone attacks on at least five Russian refineries between September 22 and September 26, directly contradicting Trump's narrative. ZN.UA also noted that Zelensky had previously stated Ukraine would not unilaterally cease attacks on Russian refineries.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from Korrespondent.net, vz.ru, topwar.ru, news-pravda.com, and Interfax.ru all led with Trump's assertion that Zelensky agreed to stop or reduce attacks on Russian refineries. Korrespondent.net stated that Zelensky's alleged agreement was known only from Trump's words, and that Zelensky had previously stated the opposite. vz.ru reported that Zelensky promised to ease blows on oil refineries in Russia in response to Trump's demand. Interfax.ru reported Trump requested Zelensky 'fight less' on Russian refineries. topwar.ru stated Trump told Zelensky to be 'gentle' with the refineries and that he agreed. news-pravda.com reported Trump made the demand in an interview with Fox News.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes biased?
- Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Trump says Zelensky agreed to reduce refinery strikes?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Donald Trump say he asked Volodymyr Zelensky to do?
- Donald Trump stated that he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reduce strikes on Russian oil refineries. He claimed that Zelensky responded by saying Ukraine would 'probably do so'.
- What is the context of Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries?
- ZN.UA reports that Ukrainian drones destroyed at least five Russian refineries between September 22 and September 26. Korrespondent.net notes that Zelensky has previously stated that Ukraine would not unilaterally cease attacks on Russian refineries.
- How did different outlets report Zelensky's alleged response?
- While Trump claimed Zelensky agreed to 'slow down' attacks, Korrespondent.net noted this was only from Trump's words and Zelensky had stated the opposite previously. Other right-rated outlets focused on Trump's assertion of Zelensky's agreement.
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
5- Trump Demanded that Zelensky Reduce His Attacks on Russian NHPs. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Trump: I Told Zelensky to Be Gentle with the NHP-- He Agreed. (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- Trump: Zelensky Agreed to Stop the Attacks on the NHP. (opens Korrespondent.net in a new tab)
Korrespondent.net — is Korrespondent.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump demanded Zelensky to "slow down" in relation to attacks on refineries in Russia (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Said He Asked Zelensky to Fight Less on the NHP in Russia. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
8- Donald Trump Again Asked Volodymyr Zelensky to Stop Strikes on Russian Refineries (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Trump Said that Zelensky Agreed to “Slow Down” with Strikes on Russian Refineries (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Trump: I Asked Zelensky to "Slow Down" with Attacks on Russian NHPs. (opens NEWSru.co.il in a new tab)
NEWSru.co.il — is NEWSru.co.il biased? Our profile of this outlet
- “There Are Other Things that Can Be Done”: Trump Criticized Ukraine's Attacks on Russian Refineries (opens 5 канал in a new tab)
- Trump Says Zelensky Allegedly Agreed Not to Hit Refineries (opens Gazeta.ua in a new tab)
- “So We Will”: Trump Said About Zelensky's Reaction to the Request to Stop Strikes on Refineries (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Trump Said that Zelensky Agreed to Suspend Strikes on Russian Refineries (opens ТСН.ua in a new tab)
- The US President Has Urged Ukraine to Refrain From Attacking Russian Oil Refineries. (opens Báo điện tử Dân Trí in a new tab)
Báo điện tử Dân Trí — is Báo điện tử Dân Trí biased? Our profile of this outlet
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