Zelenskyy Blasts Trump’s ‘Weak’ Oil Deal With Putin, Trump Offers One-Word Response

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a fuel arrangement between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that loosening pressure on Moscow without a firm de-escalation agreement shows weakness. Trump announced on Truth Social that, after a call with Putin, Russia would promptly ship more than 300,000 tons of diesel to American and global markets, with 500,000 more tons in November and larger volumes later. He predicted record drops in diesel prices, which reached $6.53 per gallon in late September, compared with $3.69 a year earlier, according to Daily Caller.

Outside the White House, Trump thanked Putin. When a reporter relayed that Zelenskyy had called him weak, Trump asked who said it and then answered only "Okay."

In a long post on X, Zelenskyy argued that Russia is weaker on the battlefield than at any earlier point in the war and is turning to terror and backroom bargaining to buy time. He cited recent strikes on Pryluky, Kramatorsk and several other cities. He urged sanctions under the Lindsey Graham bill and said Ukraine would stop hitting Russian refineries if Russia stopped attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Allowing Russian fuel sales, he wrote, is an investment in prolonging the war.

Summarized by PolitiKool from Daily Caller’s reporting. Read the full story at Daily Caller →