Russian attacks kill 15 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
Russian strikes killed at least 15 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Three children were among those killed when Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said…
On Saturday, Russian strikes in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 15 people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack targeted residential buildings, leaving 16 people wounded. This comes a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel, a move that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a "weak decision."
The deal would see Russia supply over 3 million tonnes of diesel, with additional shipments promised in the following months. Zelensky expressed concern that the deal would enable Russia to continue its war efforts, prolonging the conflict and increasing its resources. The U.S. sanctions law aimed at curbing Russia's oil and gas revenues was signed just a month prior, yet the diesel deal contradicts this stance.
Zelensky accused the U.S. of using Ukraine as a means to manipulate markets and boost domestic fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections.
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