U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests
Summary
President Trump made a deal with Russian President Putin to allow diesel fuel exports from Russia after Ukrainian President Zelensky ignored multiple U.S. requests to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries. The deal has caused tension between the U.S. and Ukraine and may affect ongoing peace talks aimed at ending the war.Key Facts
- President Trump agreed to a diesel fuel deal with Russia following Ukraine’s continued attacks on Russian oil refineries.
- Ukraine did not stop these strikes despite several U.S. requests.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky said he was surprised by the deal and called it unfair.
- Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries had caused an energy shortage in Russia and increased global diesel prices.
- Trump’s team wanted Ukraine to stop refinery attacks because they were raising gas prices in the U.S.
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukrainian negotiators that Trump might speak to Putin and lift diesel export sanctions.
- Ukrainian officials said the U.S. envoys threatened to cut off U.S. intelligence support if attacks continued; U.S. officials denied this.
- Talks in Miami focused on security guarantees, rebuilding Ukraine, and possible new peace proposals, despite the diesel deal controversy.
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