US hopes diesel deal can 'soften' Moscow on peace talks: Report
U.S. envoys said the plan would send Russia more than 2.25 million barrels of diesel and could help restart trilateral peace talks.
- On Friday in Miami, President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukrainian officials that a deal allowing Russian diesel exports aims to draw Russia back to peace negotiations.
- This proposal follows failed previous efforts to launch sustained talks ending the 4½-year-old war; the Americans believe the diesel deal could "soften" Moscow, signaling Trump is open to engagement.
- Russia will supply more than 2.25 million barrels of diesel to global markets under the agreement, while Kushner also requested that Ukraine stop striking Russian refineries, a demand made several times previously.
- Ukrainian officials remain skeptical, viewing the approach as appeasement, while Zelenskiy called the deal a "weak decision" by the US and a gift to Putin.
- The Kremlin shows little interest in negotiating until Putin secures territory, claiming he needs "the remaining 11% of Donbas, which he can present domestically as victory," while Russia continues striking energy targets.
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