Russian authorities say Ukraine struck a major oil refinery southeast of Moscow Thursday. The strike was in response to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Transcript A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: President Trump's latest attempt to rein in the war between Russia and Ukraine appears over before it ever began.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Ukraine struck back at Russian oil refineries on Thursday, responding to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Both seem to have disregarded an energy ceasefire that Trump alone appears to have declared.MARTÍNEZ: Joining us with a view from Moscow is NPR's Charles Maynes. So, Charles, tell us about these new Ukrainian attacks. What did they hit?CHARLES MAYNES, BYLINE: Yeah, sure, A. These Russian authorities say Ukraine struck a major oil refinery in Ryazan. That's to the southeast of Moscow. We don't know the extent of the damage, but more important here is the message it sent. This attack occurred after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was, quote, "done" trying to abide by Trump's energy ceasefire, given that Russia had never ceased its attacks on Ukrainian electrical and heating infrastructure.MARTÍNEZ: And the Kremlin ...

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