A France 24 report from central Ukraine says many Ukrainians feel betrayed by the United States after President Donald Trump made a deal for Russian diesel and claimed an "energy ceasefire" that did not materialize. NPR separately interviewed Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen about the same Russian diesel deal and the unfulfilled ceasefire claim.
Reporting from central Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg says that "a lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed by a country that until recently they saw not only as an ally but as a beacon of freedom and democracy, a country whose values they should aspire to. All of that is falling apart very quickly and Ukrainians' admiration for the United States is disintegrating."
The Trump administration is proceeding with a deal to import Russian diesel despite condemnation from Ukraine, a bipartisan Senate demand to reverse course, and a recoiling European response; President Trump has also said Ukraine needs a new president willing to end the war.
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European officials have recoiled from the U.S.-Russia diesel deal, expanding international condemnation beyond Ukraine and the U.S. Senate.
Reporting from central Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg says that "a lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed by a country that until recently they saw not only as an ally but as a beacon of freedom and democracy, a country whose values they should aspire to. All of that is falling apart very quickly and Ukrainians' admiration for the United States is disintegrating."
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire about President Trump's deal for Russian diesel and his claim of an "energy ceasefire" that did not materialize.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday for their first visit to the North African enclave since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following a mass migrant influx in July. Authorities cleared makeshift camps from beaches ahead of the visit. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta.
NYTimes – World Pope Leo XIV has arrived at a Rome hospital for surgery to remove a nodule from his lung. The Vatican said the 71-year-old pontiff is expected to spend about a week recovering. He has a scheduled tour to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6.
NYTimes – World A fire destroyed or gutted the historic Marché des Enfants-Rouges in Paris's Marais district overnight on Monday. The covered food market, which dates to 1615 and is the oldest in the French capital, was a listed building and popular with locals, chefs and tourists. No casualties were reported, but traders lost their stalls and goods. The cause is unknown and an investigation is under way; the market may remain closed for months.
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