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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In order for US citizens to be able to refuel cheaper, Trump allows Russian diesel deliveries. Because such imports are prohibited by law, the US president gets powerful headwinds from Congress. Government circles now let it through that behind the deal was a completely different plan.
In the US, it is alleged that the export of diesel and the cessation of Ukrainian attacks on the NPP will bring Russia back to the negotiating table.
The background to the US-Ukraine meeting in Miami – Kiev cautious, up to 3.5 million tons per month from Moscow
The TRUMP administration has agreed to import Russian diesel to encourage Moscow to enter into peace talks with Ukraine. Kiev is skeptical, and the move has caused tensions between the US and Ukraine.
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