Trump says U.S. continues to share intelligence with Ukraine, defends Russian diesel deal

There are rumors that the United States requires Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries and threatens to cut off intelligence sharing. U.S. President Trump said today that Washington is assisting Ukraine and sharing relevant intelligence. The United States is working with Russia and Ukraine to bring an end to the war. Trump also said the diesel deal he reached with Russia was in response to global market demand.

When asked in a joint interview with the media at the White House whether the United States would stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine, Trump said that the United States is helping Ukraine and sharing relevant intelligence. "We want this war to end." We are working together with Ukraine and Russia to try to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted for more than four and a half years. Trump said that both Russia and Ukraine want to end the war, but they just don't know how to achieve it. "We will let them achieve their goals."

Trump announced last week that he had discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two sides agreed that Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the United States and global markets. Russia will also supply an additional 500,000 metric tons in November and an additional 1 million metric tons "immediately thereafter."

Trump said today that the diesel deal was not to release diesel to the United States, but to release it to the global market to meet global demand. Global markets are suffering from high oil prices, and "when you destroy diesel refineries, that's not a good thing."

As Trump announced that he had reached a diesel agreement with Moscow, the Financial Times recently reported that the United States had increased pressure on Ukraine, demanding that it stop attacking Russian refineries and threatening to cut off intelligence sharing.

The diesel deal has drawn criticism from both Republican and Democratic members of Congress and appears to violate U.S. restrictions on Russian energy imports stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Foreign media reported that since the United States and Israel launched war against Iran in late February, diesel prices have soared by more than 60%. High oil prices have also added uncertainty to whether Trump's Republican Party can maintain a slim majority in Congress in the November 3 midterm elections.

Trump blamed the recent surge in diesel prices on Ukrainian air strikes on Russian refineries and said the deal had driven down oil prices. However, analysts believe the deal may still not be enough to keep diesel prices low. (Editor: Hong Qiyuan) 1151014