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UK Rejects Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal, Says It Funds Weapons
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- UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said United Kingdom does not support U.S. President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Vladimir Putin.
- U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal would have United States purchase millions of tonnes of Russian diesel.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the deal would fund Moscow’s new weapons for the war.
- President Donald Trump suggested Ukraine replace Zelensky with a leader who could negotiate a peace deal with Russia.