EU says lifting diesel sanctions gives Russia 'recipes for war'

The head of European Union (EU) diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said this Saturday (10) that lifting sanctions on Russian diesel will boost the Kremlin's war against Ukraine, after United States President Donald Trump announced an agreement for Moscow to supply fuel.

"Lifting sanctions on Russian diesel gives Moscow more revenue to wage war. This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe will not do so," Kallas posted on the X social network.

Trump announced this Friday (9) that Moscow has agreed to "immediately" supply 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by another 500,000 tons in November and another 1 million tons "soon thereafter."

According to the President of the United States, the agreement with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is for Russia to make up to 4.8 million tons of diesel available on the global market, as Washington races to contain fuel prices before November's legislative elections.

Putin stated that Russia is ready to supply oil and oil products to US and global markets, and that this would help the global economy as a whole.

The Russian statement, released by the Kremlin, also said that the two leaders also discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine and the situation in Iran.