DEFIANT ZELENSKY: Ukraine Resumes Russian Refinery Strikes, Defies Trump...

Ukraine's strategy of targeting Russian energy infrastructure has become a flashpoint between Kyiv and Washington. Zelensky suspended attacks on refineries earlier under U.S. pressure, apparently hoping to preserve American support—but the pause appears to have frayed his patience. The strikes damage Russia's ability to fuel its military operations, giving Ukraine a tool to degrade Moscow's war machine without conventional forces. Trump's incoming administration signals skepticism toward such escalatory tactics, creating tension between what Zelensky sees as necessary wartime leverage and what U.S. policymakers fear could widen the conflict.