
According to Axios, citing US sources, Donald Trump decided to conclude a diesel supply deal with Russia after Volodymyr Zelensky allegedly ignored repeated American requests to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, which were driving up energy prices in the United States.
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The United States had repeatedly called on Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries to avoid rising domestic energy prices.
Donald Trump decided to end the diesel deal with Russia after Volodymyr Zelesnky ignored repeated American requests to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries. Axios reports it citing some sources.
"Zelensky is misjudging the situation. By continuing to hit refineries, he is undermining" the trust and willingness gained by Trump over the last six months, an American official explained. The president wanted Ukraine to unilaterally stop attacks on refineries because they were driving up energy prices in the United States.
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The United States will conclude a diesel supply deal with Russia in the coming weeks
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