# ‘A lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed’ by Trump’s Russian diesel deal

https://mins.news/en/item/97044

- France 24, 2026-10-12 19:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/a-lot-of-ukrainians-are-feeling-extremely-betrayed-by-trump-s-russian-diesel-deal

> Reporting from central Ukraine, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg says many Ukrainians feel betrayed by the United States, which they had regarded as an ally and a beacon of freedom and democracy. He says Ukrainian admiration for the US is rapidly disintegrating.

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