EU says US deal lifting diesel sanctions 'funds' Russian war on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump announced a deal for Russia to supply fuel to the global market, lifting sanctions on Russian diesel. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said this helped fund the Kremlin's war on Ukraine. The Estonian Prime Minister described the deal as a "major miscalculation" and said it ran counter to the West's policy of restricting Russia's revenues from energy exports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine as a "thank you" for the deal. According to Zelenskyy, the money from fuel sales will intensify the war. A Russian air strike on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 12 people, including three children, with 14 others wounded, according to The Jerusalem Post. The Guardian US reported 15 people killed, including three children.

Zelenskyy accused Washington of helping fund Moscow's war, describing the agreement as a "gift" to Russia's president. He vowed that Ukraine would not stop striking oil refineries that bring additional revenues for the Kremlin. The deal, announced by Trump, allowed Russia to supply 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the global market, with additional volumes to follow.

Brief written by urgent.news from RFI English, Ukrinform - Politics, Jerusalem Post, The Guardian US, Euromaidan Press — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.