# Zelenskyy blasts U.S.-Russia diesel deal after Trump calls Ukraine's refinery strikes 'a disgrace'

https://mins.news/en/video/103318

- CBC News, 2026-10-16 15:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av5kLxvcyPo

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia on Friday, calling it “inappropriate.” Trump had said he finds Zelenskyy harder to deal with than Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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