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Trump-Putin diesel deal

US President Donald Trump said he struck a deal with Russia to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets, aiming to cut fuel prices before November's midterm elections. The move reverses years of US-led sanctions pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine and drew sharp criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called it a "gift to Putin" and a "weak decision".

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Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel

President says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies US politics – live updates Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European allies on Friday 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 agai…

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