Zelenskyy hits out at 'gifts to Putin' after Trump announces deal for Russian diesel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized a US-brokered deal allowing Russia to supply diesel to global markets, calling it a gift to Putin. President Trump defended the move as a necessary step to lower energy costs for American consumers.
Why it matters
The deal creates a significant diplomatic rift between the US and Ukraine, complicating the international sanctions regime against Russia during the ongoing war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit out at what he called "gifts to Putin" after the US announced a deal to buy Russian diesel.US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to release diesel into US and global markets, a move he said would help ease soaring energy costs amid the war with Iran."Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 tons during the month of November," Trump said following talks with Putin.Responding to the announcement in a post on X, Zelenskyy wrote: "Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilized world.""Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged.
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