politics
Trump pauses Russia sanctions for 60 days as diesel deal draws criticism
300,000tonnes▲ from 272,000
Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately.
Trump defended waiving Russia sanctions to keep Moscow at the negotiating table and accused Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war. Zelenskyy said the move would strengthen Putin’s war effort and hurt Ukraine, as US-Ukraine talks and strikes on energy sites continued.
- Donald Trump
- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
- United States
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Thom Tillis
- United States Congress
- European Union
34 sourcesBBC News, Al Jazeera, FRANCE 24, NPR, PBS News, abc.net.au +2Updated
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Donald Trump said he had reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel into the global market.
25 of 25 sources“he struck a deal with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to allow exports of Russian diesel”