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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Ukraine’s president says Kyiv would accept a deal if Moscow does after US president posts announcement with no detail on social media </p><p>The latest acrimonious row between Washington and Kyiv began on Friday when Trump announced he was lifting sanctions on Russian diesel exports. He said the move would reduce global and domestic fuel prices before next month’s US midterm elections.</p><p>A furious Zelenskyy called the decision “weak” and said it would generate “billions” in extra revenue for Putin, enabling him to wage war “even more intensely”. An equally irate Trump warned that Zelenskyy should “damn well stop” hitting Russian refineries. Ukraine <a href="https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/world/2026/oct/10/ukraine-russia-strikes-war-trump-diesel-deal-zelenskyy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">needed a “new leader”</a>, he said on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/11/donald-trump-ukraine-russia-energy-ceasefire-diesel-latest-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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