NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Bloomberg on Thursday that Europe is adding no new refineries while existing plants go offline. He said a Russian attack on a NATO member would require large volumes of diesel and other oil products for F-35s, other fighter jets, and tanks.

Rutte would not discuss a possible United States diesel export ban or related European Union matters, saying such remarks would not help. After Bloomberg co-host Annmarie Hordern noted that missing diesel could hinder NATO, he identified European refining capacity as a separate topic he could address. He said that concern does not connect to present EU-US dealings.