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1. 4 Oct 12

   Zelensky proposes Ukraine sign its own "diesel deal" with Trump

   Speaking by video link to the Warsaw Security Forum, Zelensky argued Ukraine, not Russia, determines whether Russian refineries and tankers operate, and offered to halt strikes on Russian oil infrastructure if Washington guarantees protection of Ukraine's electricity grid.

   “If there are such deals, then why doesn’t America conclude a ‘diesel deal’ with Ukraine?”

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     Trump's Diesel Dealwith Putin Threatens New Rift with Zelenskyy video · YouTube · 1d ago

   1. 2 outlets first by Kyiv Post, 1d ago · also The Hill · read ↗

   2. 2 outlets 'Get a new president': Trump attacks Zelenskyy over Russian oil deal

      first by SBS, 3d ago · also The Guardian

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      • Ukraine war briefing: Trump and Zelenskyy’s public tussle over Russian fuel deal worsens The Guardian · 3d ago
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     Yup. IDK if people have forgotten that, or maybe think trump has forgotten. I bet if someone asked him about his housing discrimination case from the early '70's he's go into a 15 minute tirade to be followed up with 100 twitter posts. He never lets go of grudges. Whether it's housing discrimination, 'short fingered vulgarian', the Central Park 5…

     vthemechanicvr/worldnews1d agoview on r/worldnews ↗

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     Its funny when you think about it being Russia and USA have been nemesis since forever Not really. The only instances of Russia and the USA being actual anémies would be the cold war, and that's really just 50 years or so. Before WW2 they barely had any contact and after 1991 there was a few decades of relaxation of relations.

     swainiscadianrebornr/worldnews1d agoview on r/worldnews ↗

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2. backgroundOct 11

   Trump announces an "energy ceasefire" with no agreed terms — Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire, but gave no terms, timetable or monitoring mechanism; Zelensky said Kyiv learned of it from the media and had no confirmation Moscow accepted it.

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4. 3 Oct 10 3:22 PM

   Commentary brands the diesel deal "a new low" for Trump

   Coverage characterized the Trump-Putin diesel arrangement as a particularly low point in US policy toward the war, amid Zelensky's rebuke.

   1. 2 outlets first by Le Monde EN, 3d ago · also AFR · read ↗

5. backgroundOct 10

   Russian strikes kill 16 in Zaporizhzhia residential building — Russia struck a residential building in Zaporizhzhia, killing 16; Zelensky said Russia was expressing its "thanks" for the diesel deal with the attack.

6. backgroundOct 10

   Ukraine strikes Russian oil hub as Zelensky calls deal "weak" — Zelensky labelled the Trump-Putin deal "weak" and "unworthy" shortly after Ukrainian forces struck a Russian oil hub.

7. 2 Oct 9 4:33 PM

   Zelensky tells Axios the deal is "not fair and not honest"

   In an exclusive interview, Zelensky directly criticized the Trump-Putin diesel arrangement.

   “not fair and not honest…”

   1. 1 outlet first by Axios, 4d ago · read ↗

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     🚨🚨🚨 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy just BLASTED Trump for making a "weak decision" and accused him of using Ukraine's peace negotiations in Florida as a "smokescreen" while cutting a deal with Putin that could help fund Russia's war. In a strong statement, Zelenskyy noted that

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8. 1 Oct 9

   Trump announces US-Russia diesel export deal with Putin

   Trump announced an agreement with Vladimir Putin allowing Russian diesel exports onto US and global markets despite Western sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.