Media: Trump made a deal with Russia because of Zelensky’s position

Brief retelling from RIA II

US President Donald Trump decided to strike a deal with Moscow on diesel fuel after Ukraine ignored several requests from Washington to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries.

According to Axios, during a meeting in Miami, Witkoff and Kushner warned the Ukrainians that the United States could deprive Ukraine of American intelligence data if Kyiv does not respond to American requests.

MOSCOW, October 10 – RIA Novosti. US President Donald Trump decided to conclude a deal with Moscow on diesel fuel after Ukraine ignored several requests from Washington to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries, the Axios portal claims, citing an American official.

“President Trump decided to make a deal on diesel fuel with Russia after... Zelensky ignored half a dozen American requests to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries,” the publication says.

As a Ukrainian official stated in a comment to the portal, during a meeting of American representatives with the Kyiv delegation in Miami, US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner warned that Washington could deprive Ukraine of data from American intelligence if it continues to ignore American requests. At the same time, the publication’s American interlocutor denies that such formulations were voiced.

The telephone conversation between Putin and Trump took place on Friday evening. The US President announced a major energy deal. According to him, Russia, depending on the condition of its oil refineries, will quickly supply up to three million tons of diesel fuel to the United States and the world market. At the same time, Moscow is ready to supply 300 thousand tons now, 500 thousand in November and another million immediately after that. This information was later confirmed to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.