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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".
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President Donald Trump has announced a deal to import Russian diesel into the US, as he faces mounting pressure to bring down fuel prices.
Trump said Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately "to the American and global marketplace" followed by 500,000 tonnes in November and another million after that.
The move on Friday sparked anger from Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky, who called it a gift to Putin that amounts to "an investment in a war that…
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