Trump responds after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls him “weak” amid diesel deal with Putin

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“Weak” is the word Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used Friday to describe U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to ease sanctions on Russia after a phone call deal with President Vladimir Putin, which has supposedly secured “massive amounts of oil” for Americans. “All that money goes toward the war against Ukraine.... This is a weak decision by strong partners,” Zelenskyy said during a public WhatsApp call Friday. Asked about Zelesnkyy’s criticism of him later in the day, Trump avoided a direct answer and told reporters: “We are a strong partner… and this is diesel, which is what we need... Oil prices are already dropping like a rock, so we're very happy to get it.” Citizens in Kyiv, too, cast doubt on the deal amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, suggesting Moscow would not deliver on its promises of large quantities of diesel. Russia, Ukraine, U.S., Russia-Ukraine war, U.S.-Russia relations, Trump-Putin meeting, Trump, Donald Trump, Trump Putin deal, Putin, Vladimir Puti

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