Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
Source: The Guardian ·
US president says agreement needed to lower American fuel prices, but move likely to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato alliesDonald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its four-and-a-half year war…
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Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies after a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its four-and-a-half year war against Ukraine. Zelenskyy reacted furiously to Trump’s announcement of the deal with Vladimir Putin , calling it “absolutely terrible” and “not fair and not honest”. The Ukrainian leader said “back room deals” with the Russian president would give Putin more chances on the battlefield. Hours later, on Saturday morning, Ukrainian officials reported that a Russian attack had killed 12 people in the south-east, including three children, while Moscow claimed its troops were advancing in the east. In a move likely to create a fresh crisis with Washington’s Nato allies, Trump announced the deal with Putin on his Truth Social network on Friday, saying it was essential to reduce fuel prices in the US, which have soared as a result of…