European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, after a conversation with Donald Trump, that she will propose an accelerated timeline. In recent days, it has restricted storage capacity in the pipeline system, said “two industry sources close to Russian oil firms“. On Sunday night, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the nation:The most effective sanctions – the ones that work the fastest – are the fires at Russia’s oil refineries, its terminals, oil depots. To significantly restrict Russia’s oil industry is to significantly restrict the war. Russia’s war economy, sustained by revenues… — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) September 16, 2025But Trump continued to provide cover for the Kremlin.