# Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel

https://mins.news/en/item/93976

- The Guardian, 2026-10-09 23:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-ukraine

> Trump said Russia would supply diesel to the US and global markets under an agreement with Putin, arguing it would bring down US fuel prices. Zelenskyy called the move “absolutely terrible” and an investment in a war that should end, while saying Ukrainian negotiators had been used as a smokescreen for the deal.

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