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UK does not support Trump's Russia diesel deal, says Streeting
Britain said it will keep pressure on Moscow as the diesel deal could send more cash to Russia’s war economy, officials said.
- On Friday, Donald Trump announced a deal to purchase more than one million tonnes of diesel from Russia, prompting a UK Government spokesperson to declare Britain's position 'could not be clearer' on maintaining pressure on Moscow.
- Trump pursued the agreement to lower fuel prices ahead of next month's US mid-term elections, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the move as 'an obvious weakness' allowing Moscow to fund its war efforts.
- Defence Secretary Wes Streeting criticized the agreement, arguing nations must 'properly fund defence and prepare for war' rather than enable Russian aggression, warning the UK must plan for a potential Russian attack on Nato by 2030.
- Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith also criticized the deal for sending 'all the wrong messages,' while Trump suggested Ukraine should 'get a new leader' who could reach a deal with Russia to end the conflict.
- Chancellor John Healey prepares to 'plug' a £4.7bn funding gap for the Defence Investment Plan in the coming Budget, as Streeting emphasized he will 'always push for more defence spending' to strengthen UK security.
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