# ‘Moscow is clearly just playing with Washington,’ analyst says

https://mins.news/en/item/97094

- France 24, 2026-10-12 20:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/it-s-clear-that-moscow-is-just-playing-with-washington-analyst-says

> Trump’s envoys told Ukrainian officials on Friday that a deal allowing Russian diesel exports was part of an effort to bring Russia back to negotiations after earlier attempts to start sustained talks on ending the war failed. Chatham House’s Grégoire Roos said Moscow was playing with Washington because Putin knows Trump’s time is limited.

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