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- President Donald Trump announced an October 9 diesel deal letting Russia sell under six million barrels to the United States.
- The deal conflicts with a September law that authorises sanctions on nations importing Russian oil and gas.
- Ukrainian envoys heard signals of sanctions relief but talks ended without a deal.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will not halt refinery strikes without a Russian ceasefire, rejecting Trump.
- EU policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that diesel sanctions relief gives Moscow revenue to fund the war.