Zelensky brands US-Russia diesel deal a weak decision
Kyiv says it will keep striking Russian oil plants after Washington eased sanctions so Moscow could put more diesel on world markets, deepening a rift with Trump.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will no longer follow US President Donald Trump’s demand not to strike Russian oil refineries.
Washington last week eased sanctions on Russia in a deal for large diesel releases onto global markets.
Zelensky called that deal a “weak decision” and said it would encourage Russia to prolong the war.
Trump blamed Ukrainian refinery attacks for rising diesel prices and said Ukraine needed a new president.