President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered the resumption of strikes on Vladimir Putin’s oil refineries after accusing Donald Trump of “betrayal” amid a fresh wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Speaking to the Financial Times, the Ukrainian president said the suspension of US intelligence-sharing and the simultaneous reduction in Starlink satellite connectivity were “dangerous” for civilians.

“The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We’re done,” Zelensky said defiantly.

His comments followed a major drone attack on Russia’s Ryazan region, where a fire broke out at an oil refinery. It was the first Ukrainian strike on an energy facility since Trump announced a surprise “energy ceasefire” on Sunday.

Separately, a fuel terminal in Rostov-on-Don spectacularly burst back into flames after burning for five days.

Zelensky had suspended attacks on energy targets for three days in response to US demands. He said the strikes would now resume because Putin’s forces continued targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company operates the Starlink satellite network that has slowed in recent days, criticised Ukraine’s renewed attacks on Russian oil facilities in a post on X.

“And so the slaughter continues,” the tech billionaire wrote. “Time for Zelensky to go.”

Zelensky also condemned Trump’s apparent admiration for Putin, accusing the US president of having an instinctive affinity for autocrats and wealthy figures.

In recent days, Trump has called for Zelensky to step down, signed a “treacherous” agreement with Putin to purchase Russian diesel and blamed the Ukrainian leader for soaring energy prices.

“He [Trump] speaks about it openly and loudly that he loves such people and he respects such people. Because for him people who can be leaders 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, it means they can be very strong,” Zelensky told the FT.

Washington has increased pressure on Kyiv to halt attacks against Russian refineries, arguing that a moratorium—combined with a US agreement to buy hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian diesel—is needed to reduce fuel prices in America.

Although Ukraine observed the ceasefire, Zelensky said its forces were deprived of US early-warning alerts for incoming ballistic missiles. He also said Starlink communications had been slowed nationwide, disrupting frontline operations and medium-range attacks on Russian military positions.

According to Zelensky, Ukrainian military officials were told by their US counterparts that “if you will not stop [the energy strikes], we will block intelligence”. The warning was later described to Kyiv as the result of a technical error.

“It was not a technical problem, it was the will,” Zelensky told the FT.

Trump earlier denied that Washington had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Musk wrote on X late Wednesday that Starshield systems—the military-grade satellite network based on Starlink technology—were “owned and controlled by the US government”.

‘Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS,’ he said, referring to Trump.

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The breakdown in relations between Kyiv and Washington comes as American officials have proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets immobilised after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The assets would be transferred to a vehicle overseen by Washington in an attempt to revive peace talks. 

European ⁠delegates rebuffed the plan, which was pitched by US ​special envoy ​Steve ⁠Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared ​Kushner, ⁠the FT said.

Tension between Ukraine and its most important security partner has spiralled to its worst level since Trump and his senior aides gave Zelensky a public dressing-down in the Oval Office in February last year. 

Zelensky emphasised that Ukraine’s relationship with the US as an ‘honest’ and ‘strategic’ partner was pivotal in the fight against Moscow, comparing it to Kyiv’s relationship with Britain.

‘Russia can fight… all of us but only when we are not together,’ Zelensky said.

He insisted it was not up to him to mend relations with the White House, saying: ‘We didn’t destroy any relationship.’

Asked whether Kyiv would halt energy strikes even if Moscow continued, as a way of reducing tension with the White House, he said he could only agree if in return he was given more US-made Patriot interceptors. 

That was the ‘minimum’ that he asked for, he said, adding that when he requested more air defences the American response was to weaken Starlink’s service. 

Zelensky added that halting energy strikes also risked only encouraging the US and Russia to pursue more deals, potentially providing more money for Putin’s war coffers.

‘The question will be when will the next deal be? Maybe it will be gas. Definitely it will be gas,’ the Ukrainian leader said.

‘Business is interesting between the United States and Russia,’ he noted. ‘I think that they [America] want to have energy projects and… [that] of course for them is difficult to have when there is war in Europe.’

The ‘energy ceasefire’ was announced just days after Trump declared a deal to import nearly two million tonnes of Russian diesel over the next few months.

He is under pressure to reduce fuel prices as the US heads towards midterm elections next month, which are predicted to be a bloodbath for his Republican Party.

Zelensky suggested Trump could face a public backlash following his actions, however.

‘This politically is not simple [in America], because everybody will want to ask how it can be when some people are surviving, fighting, dying – and you make… business with the guys with such aggression,’ he said.

Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Zelensky agreed he felt ‘betrayed’ by Trump’s actions over the past few days, and warned the president: ‘This is not the right side of history.’ 

Zelensky was in central London after a day of discussions with King Charles, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and defence officials. 

On Thursday he is addressing EU leaders in Brussels to lobby for more robust sanctions against Moscow and a faster release of EU funds to assist Ukraine’s war effort. 

He said fighting without Washington would be ‘very difficult’ and conceded Europe would be stronger if truly united. 

But a succession of elections in Europe over the next 12 months, with possible gains for pro-Kremlin parties, could bring ‘a lot of challenges’ for Kyiv, he admitted. 

Sam Wood is proceeding with plans to sell the Brighton home he shares with his wife, Snezana, while he remains in custody on domestic violence charges.

The former The Bachelor star and Snezana had intended to list the $7.15 million property just days before Wood was arrested.

According to the Herald Sun, the listing was reportedly “days, if not hours, away” when Wood was taken into custody.

The sale preparations have since moved forward, with pre-market work reportedly underway at the Brighton residence.

Jellis Craig agent Michael Hingston is expected to oversee the online campaign, which is due to launch this week.

The Wood family bought the property for approximately $7 million in September 2025, several months after selling their Elsternwick home for $6.6 million.

The five-bedroom, three-bathroom home includes a swimming pool and tennis court. Wood and Snezana moved into the Brighton property earlier this year.

Wood, 46, remains behind bars after being transferred on Tuesday to a prison that houses some of Australia’s most notorious convicted killers, rapists and paedophiles.

The personal trainer was arrested and charged with domestic violence offences more than a week ago following an alleged assault at the couple’s $3,000-a-night holiday home in Noosa on October 3.

Wood was denied bail last Thursday when he appeared at Maroochydore Magistrates’ Court over the allegations involving Snezana, who is supporting the decision for the charges to proceed.

Prosecutors allege Wood pushed Snezana into a wardrobe, grabbed her by the throat, threw her against a wall and hit her head against the floor. The incident was allegedly witnessed by her 21-year-old daughter, Eve, who called triple-0.

During the Queensland court hearing, police prosecutor Sergeant Jeanette Grigoris also told the court that Wood had allegedly choked Snezana during an earlier, similar incident.

Sergeant Grigoris said Wood had not been charged in relation to the earlier alleged incident, but described his behaviour as “escalating”.

The court heard that an argument allegedly erupted in Noosa before the couple were due to return to Melbourne, during which Snezana was reportedly pushed into a wardrobe before Eve intervened.

Eve allegedly told Wood to stop shouting, after which he approached her “aggressively”. Snezana then reportedly attempted to step between them.

Wood is then alleged to have put his hands around Snezana’s throat and forced her to the floor, where he pinned her down and banged her head, leaving her unable to breathe.

She told police she thought ‘this was it… her life was going to end’. She said she thought Wood was ‘going to kill her’, the court heard.

Snezana had also told police Wood was ‘volatile and prone to angry outbursts’, and said she had to ‘walk on eggshells around him’.

Mr Cuskelly said his client suffered from severe depression and might rely on self-defence if the case went to trial.

While a paramedic had stated there was an injury to the left side of Snezana’s head, Mr Cuskelly said two tendered photographs did not show that injury.

The lawyer added: ‘He repeatedly denied that this had occurred. Where’s the injuries to her throat? They’re not there.

‘My client denies committing these offences.

‘He’s never been before the courts before. He’s a businessman [and] Mr Wood’s depression is regarded as extremely severe.’

Meanwhile, Snezana stepped out in public on Tuesday for the first time since the charges. 

In exclusive pictures obtained by the Mail, 46-year-old Snezana was seen without her wedding ring during an outing in Melbourne. 

Holidaymakers may have more than airport delays and transport strikes to worry about this year. An unexpected travel nuisance could be lurking on their next flight.

Bed bugs are increasingly being reported on trains and aircraft, prompting one specialist to warn that the world could be experiencing a “peak bed bug” period.

Martim Gois, co-founder and chief executive of bed bug safety certification firm Valpas, told the Daily Mail exclusively that more of the pests are being carried through travel networks than ever before.

Last month, several Southeastern trains were removed from service after bed bugs were reportedly found on staff bags and in drivers’ cabs.

The infestation was reportedly so serious that one driver refused to take a train across the depot unless he was wearing a white, full-body protective suit, according to The Telegraph.

The problem has now reportedly spread to air travel, after passengers on a Qantas service from Perth to Rome said they were bitten during the flight earlier this month.

Qantas subsequently cancelled the aircraft’s return service the next day, taking the Boeing 787 Dreamliner out of operation for thorough cleaning and fumigation.

The airline said passengers affected by the disruption were given accommodation and placed on alternative flights within 48 hours of their scheduled departure.

So why are bed bugs appearing on trains and planes with increasing frequency?

“Bed bugs move with travellers. The more people arriving and departing, the more opportunities there are for bed bugs to move with them,” Mr Gois explained.

He said it was a mistake to view every infestation as a sign of poor local hygiene. “It has nothing to do with how clean a plane, train or hotel is. It is a travel problem, and it grows as travel increases.”

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Hotels are often associated with bed bugs because large numbers of travellers can pass through the same rooms within a short period.

However, the insects can also reach aircraft by hiding in passengers’ luggage before boarding.

“On planes and trains, they are simply passing through while searching for somewhere to settle, such as a bed,” Mr Gois said.

On a long-haul journey, he explained, passengers remain still for hours in a dark cabin, giving a hungry bed bug the chance to emerge and feed. However, the insects do not usually remain on an aircraft in the same way they establish themselves in a bed.

Mr Gois said European capitals popular with British tourists have recorded an annual rise of between 20 and 25 per cent in bed bugs being carried into hotels and intercepted upon arrival.

“The reason is where they live: bed bugs do not live on planes; they live around beds,” he added.

‘Hotel and holiday-rental beds change guests every night, so that’s where bed bugs settle and where they set off from to homes, trains and planes.’

After the Qantas incident, a spokesman for the airline said: ‘We sincerely apologise to customers for the cancellation of Saturday’s Rome to Perth service, which allowed our engineers and maintenance teams to carry out a deep clean of the aircraft after an issue was identified on a small number of economy seats.’

Meanwhile Oly Turner, Head of Drivers for Southeastern, said at the time: ‘We have a great relationship with our drivers, who have helped hugely in cooperating with us over these isolated incidents. 

‘When we receive reports such as these we check trains thoroughly before they are put back into service when given the all-clear. Cases have been contained to the drivers’ cabs in only two of our trains and no bed bugs have been identified in areas for passengers. 

‘We continually carry out robust cleaning across our trains and stations, ensuring our customers and employees can travel safely and with confidence.’

Mike Tindall has spoken candidly about the challenging moments he and Zara have faced during their 15-year marriage.

The 47-year-old former England rugby star, who helped his country win the World Cup, admitted that he and Zara do not always confront disagreements immediately.

Even so, he said the couple are generally able to sit down and work through their differences once issues come to the surface.

Mike married Zara, the 45-year-old daughter of Princess Anne, in 2011. The couple share three children: Mia, 12, Lena, eight, and five-year-old Lucas.

Speaking on the Talk Horse podcast, Mike said: ‘I think it all depends on the scenario.

‘When it comes to sport, animals or the children, things are probably quite straightforward. But other nuances can make certain situations more difficult.’

‘Neither of us necessarily goes looking for confrontation until it happens, and that is not always the best approach.’

‘But once it does happen, I think we are actually quite good at talking things through.’

He continued: ‘You just have to try to muddle your way through it. It is never easy, is it?’

Discussing the balance between speaking up and knowing when to remain silent in a relationship, Mike joked that sometimes ‘you just want to annoy someone, just for the sake of it’.

He added: ‘I probably do that a little too much.’

Zara has also acknowledged that they do not agree on everything, saying: ‘I think we enjoy the same things, even if we do not agree on some things.’

According to Mike, however, their shared backgrounds as professional athletes have played an important role in making the marriage work.

He said: ‘We have been very lucky. Obviously, I am very lucky. She is not so lucky – but sort of lucky.’

‘I think it has worked all the way through because we have both been involved in professional sport and understand each other’s individual needs.’

The couple first met at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, which England won with Mike part of the victorious team.

Zara won an Olympic silver medal at London 2012, in the equestrian eventing, alongside team-mates Tina Cook, William Fox-Pitt, Mary King and Nicola Wilson.

Her father Captain Mark Phillips is also a former Olympic event rider, having won team gold for Britain in 1972.

Explaining how he gives Zara space before cross-country competitions, which require ‘massive focus,’ Mike said: ‘I’d stay out of the way on a cross-country day, let her focus.

‘I try and make her laugh every now and again to remind her you don’t have to be that serious.’

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That instinct for knowing when to joke continues after a competition.

‘Depending on how it’s gone, you react in the appropriate way,’ he said.

‘It could go really bad or it could have gone really well, where you can go, “You almost f***ed up there!”

‘I think that’s where you know those nuances where you can either lean in, lean out. I think that’s how and why it’s worked so well.’

Mike also admitted that raising three children while Zara continues to compete has brought its own challenges.

Mike said: ‘You forget sometimes life is hard when kids come along and you try to still compete.

‘Fortunately, when Mia came along, that was my last year, so I haven’t been a professional athlete whilst the kids have been around.’

He recognised the guilt Zara can experience trying to combine motherhood with elite sport.

He said: ‘You’ve got to try and play a support role at the same time because mums do have mother’s guilt. It’s a thing.

‘And it can be really hard at times. I won’t say I get it right all the time, but you’ve got to try and do it whatever ways you can.’

The couple also teased each other about Mike taking the children to a football game rather than watching Zara’s cross-country at Blenheim Horse Trials last month.

Mike pointed out that she had won the British Open the last time he stayed away, adding: ‘Maybe not having distractions and kids around could be part of the issue.’

He also credited humour with helping them through sporting setbacks, saying: ‘Sometimes things are s*** and you’ve just got to say s*** and have a joke about how s*** it is.

‘I think that massively helps because sometimes, in those darkest times, only humour can get you through.’

Zara this month told Talk Horse about the tough-love upbringing she received from Princess Anne and Mark Phillips – including being informed she would get no help when she decided to follow her parents into top-level equestrian sport.

The King’s niece said her parents warned her she would have to prove herself if she wanted to make a career out of it.

She also said Olympic gold medallist Mark was such a hard taskmaster that she would struggle to ever win his approval.

And Zara admitted the experience influenced her own approach to parenting, saying she was now trying ‘not to be quite that bad’ with the next generation.

Speaking on the podcast, Zara said: ‘When I was about to leave school – and I had a great last couple of years at school and didn’t do very much work; I played lots of sport – I then thought, [I’ll] just see if I’m any good at it.

‘You know, riding a horse, try and find something that could maybe go all the way.’

She continued: ‘I think my dad and my mum were like, “But you have to do it properly. And this is how it’s going to work. And you’re not getting any help and you need to produce results”.

‘Mum’s very relaxed. She’s like, “Just, you know, just do what you do”. Whereas my father’s like, “More of this, more of that”.

‘My father was quite critical. Very rarely you would get a, “Yeah, that was good”, out of him. So it was always striving to try and get that comment. He was a tough coach.’

Zara went on to win individual gold at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen with her horse Toytown, having taken European individual gold the previous year. 

She was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006.