Zelensky decries US-Russia diesel deal: 'Gifts to Putin will not bring peace'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lambasted President Trump’s Friday deal allowing Russia to supply the U.S. and global market with diesel, arguing the move would give the Kremlin more money to fund its war in Ukraine and undermine peace efforts. “Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilized world,” Zelensky wrote in a lengthy post on social platform X. “Russia will ‘repay’ the diesel with further terror and perfidy. Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged.” Following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump announced that Russia would “immediately” supply 300,000 tons of diesel across the globe to mitigate skyrocketing fuel prices tied to both the Ukraine war and the U.S.'s war in Iran. News of the agreement came as Zelensky’s negotiating team was in Florida for two days of talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on a possible ceasefire, including a proposal to halt attacks on energy infrastructure. “I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter,” Trump wrote in a Friday afternoon Truth Social post. The Treasury Department also issued a temporary license easing sanctions on Russian dies…