# Zelensky says Ukraine is ‘being used as a front’ in Trump-Putin diesel deal

https://mins.news/en/item/93988

- Meduza, 2026-10-10 00:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/10/we-re-being-used-as-a-front-zelensky-says-of-trump-s-diesel-deal-with-putin

> Russia and the U.S. agreed to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets. Trump said deliveries would begin immediately, with further shipments to follow, while the Treasury issued a temporary license allowing global sales through April 7, 2027. Zelensky condemned easing sanctions without de-escalation agreements as “obvious weakness” and said Ukraine’s team was being used as a front in the negotiations.

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