""If they attack our energy, President Trump supports that we can answer on energy," Zelenskyy said in an interview with Axios released on September 25. He added that Trump had also green-lit retaliatory strikes on Russia's military factories. However, he suggested they might be harder to reach due to the high level of defense of such facilities. Zelenskyy's comments came a couple days after he talked with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 23."
""[Russian President Vladimir] Putin and Russia are in BIG economic trouble," Trump wrote on his Truth Social page, suggesting the country's money problems were one of the main reasons for his newly voiced confidence in Ukraine's capabilities. The Kremlin denied the claim on September 24, though it admitted that "yes, Russia is experiencing certain tensions and problem areas in various sectors of the economy.""
"As Zelenskyy said he told Trump Ukraine has drones that can reach deep into Russian territory, Kyiv has continued to attack Russian oil refining infrastructure, critical to its war efforts. The day after the US and Ukrainian leaders met in New York, the Salavat petrochemical complex, one of Russia's largest, which is located in the Bashkortostan region, was attacked by Ukrainian drones. Salavat, located about 1,500 kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, produces 150 types of products, including automotive gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, and polyethylene."
Zelenskyy conveyed that Trump indicated Kyiv could retaliate against attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure with tit-for-tat strikes and had green-lit strikes on Russian military factories, though heavily defended military sites may be harder to hit. Trump posted that Putin and Russia face big economic trouble and suggested time, patience, and European and NATO financial support could help Ukraine restore its borders. The Kremlin denied the claim while acknowledging economic tensions. Ukraine has continued drone attacks on Russian oil refining infrastructure, including an attack on the Salavat petrochemical complex in Bashkortostan.
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