The head of the US Treasury accused Europe of hypocrisy due to criticism of the deal with Russia

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Europe's criticism of the agreement on the supply of Russian diesel fuel hypocrisy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with American President Donald Trump.

The Russian leader expressed confidence that supplies of Russian diesel fuel will have a positive impact on the entire global economy.

WASHINGTON, October 11 - RIA Novosti. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Europe's criticism of the agreement between Moscow and Washington on the supply of Russian diesel fuel hypocritical.

"The Europeans have given Russia more money than they have given Ukraine because they can't give up Russian energy... so for them to say we can't get a break from (high - ed.) diesel prices is complete hypocrisy," Bessent told Fox News.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump on Friday. The US leader previously said that during the conversation, an agreement was reached on the supply of diesel fuel from Russia. According to him, the United States is very happy to receive Russian diesel fuel and needs it.