Zelensky harshly criticizes Trump-Putin ‘transit deal’… “Putin’s birthday present”

Trump's decision shocks Ukraine and other European countries... Sparking Western Alliance Conflict

UK: “We will maintain pressure on Russia with support for Ukraine and strong sanctions”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the US-Russia 'transit deal' as a 'war investment' that paves the way for a prolongation of the war.

On the 9th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel on a large scale to the U.S. and global markets, and Russia also confirmed this diesel supply policy.

Regarding this, President Zelenskyy said through

He then argued, “Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is the same as investing in prolonging a war that should end.”

In an interview with Axios, an American online media outlet, on the same day, President Zelensky criticized the deal, saying it was "neither fair nor honest" and "it's like a birthday present to Putin." President Putin recently celebrated his 74th birthday.

In particular, he emphasized that while discussing the terms of ending the war with the U.S. delegation a few days ago, the U.S. never once mentioned the possibility of a transit trade with Russia.

Axios pointed out that the U.S.-Russia decision to trade in diesel shocked Ukraine and other European countries, sparking a new conflict between the U.S. and its Western allies.

After announcing the deal, the British government said it would continue its support for Ukraine and continue to pressure Russia.

"We will continue to work closely with our international partners to ensure that Ukraine receives the military and financial support it needs to defend itself," a British government spokesman said, according to Reuters.

He added: “The UK will maintain pressure on Russia through the strongest sanctions regime ever imposed.”