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Trump struck a diesel deal with Putin just weeks after signing Russia sanctions. Zelenskyy calls it ‘a weak decision’
With U.S. diesel at $6.23 a gallon, the Treasury Department is easing restrictions on Russian diesel shipments for six months.
Zelenskyy calls US-Russia diesel deal ‘a weak decision’ and says negotiators are being ‘used as a smokescreen.’ THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story is below. President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which…
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