Trump says Putin agrees to major release of diesel to US, global markets

US president Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for surging fuel prices, despite the fact that the US-Israeli war with Iran has been the principal disruptor of global energy supplies. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections. (Free Malaysia Today, 06:30)

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·10 Oct, 06:30 MYT

  Trump says Putin agrees to major release of diesel to US, global markets

  US president Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for surging fuel prices, despite the fact that the US-Israeli war with Iran has been the principal disruptor of global energy supplies. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·11 Oct, 07:21 MYT

  Trump says Ukraine needs new leader who can deal with Putin

  US president Donald Trump has called Ukraine's leader a 'dictator' for being reluctant to hold elections during wartime. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump demanded that Volodymyr Zelensky halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and suggested he should consider…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·11 Oct, 19:30 MYT

  Ukraine to stop refinery strikes when Russia curbs energy attacks

  Volodymyr Zelensky made the remarks after US President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine's strikes for rising fuel prices. (EPA Images pic) KYIV: Ukraine would be ready to stop hitting Russian oil refineries if Russia curbed its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President…

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  Malay Mail·News·EN·11 Oct, 19:46 MYT

  Zelensky says Ukraine ready to halt refinery strikes if Russia stops hitting energy grid

  KYIV, Oct 11 — Ukraine would be ready to stop hitting Russian oil refineries if Russia curbed its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, after criticism from US counterpart Donald Trump. Tensions between the two leaders have flared…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·11 Oct, 22:30 MYT

  ‘Up to our people’ to pick leader, Zelensky responds to Trump

  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his country could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day ceasefire. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday pushed back against US counterpart Donald Trump's call for him to be replaced, but…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·11 Oct, 23:01 MYT

  Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to ‘energy ceasefire’

  US President Donald Trump warned the two warring countries not to break the 'energy ceasefire'. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said in a brief statement Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructure.

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·12 Oct, 05:58 MYT

  Russia hits Ukrainian power plants despite Trump’s energy ceasefire claim

  Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian skies continue to be infested with Russian drones. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday, announcing an "energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia that sparked astonishment in Kyiv, silence from…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·13 Oct, 09:56 MYT

  Kyiv says Russia hits energy targets despite Trump’s ceasefire announcement

  Ukrainian rescuers are seen working at the site of a Russian FPV drone strike on a fuel station in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (EPA Images pic) KYIV: Russia hit at least six energy targets during deadly airstrikes across Ukraine, showing it had no interest in an energy ceasefire…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·13 Oct, 10:10 MYT

  Trump says Putin, Zelensky must reach deal to end ‘ridiculous war’

  Donald Trump takes questions from reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US president Donald Trump urged Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to reach an agreement to…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·14 Oct, 17:08 MYT

  Zelensky accuses Putin of disrespecting Trump after latest attacks

  A Starlink satellite-based broadband system used by Ukrainian servicemen is seen in Bakhmut amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AFP pic) KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of wilfully flouting Donald Trump's purported "energy ceasefire" and passing up an opportunity to…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·15 Oct, 20:31 MYT

  Ukraine’s Zelensky defies Trump with Russian refinery strikes

  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt 'betrayed' by US president Donald Trump's diesel-supply deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin. (EPA Images pic) KYIV: Ukraine will no longer abide by US president Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·16 Oct, 05:39 MYT

  Zelensky rallies European allies as Trump ties slump

  Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky (right) and France's president Emmanuel Macron shake hands ahead of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a European Council summit. (EPA Images pic) BRUSSELS: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky sought Thursday to rally European…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·16 Oct, 09:45 MYT

  Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian refineries ‘a disgrace’

  US President Donald Trump said he believes both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky want the war to end soon. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace", in an interview published Thursday…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·17 Oct, 15:58 MYT

  Trump blocking Russia sanctions a ‘historic moment’, says Putin’s envoy

  Donald Trump's action comes amid a dispute with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky that has fuelled speculation that the US president is increasingly siding with Russia in the war. (EPA Images pic) MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump's decision to waive a new package of sanctions on…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·17 Oct, 18:34 MYT

  Zelensky says Trump waiving sanctions ‘rewards’ Putin

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on allies to keep up pressure on Moscow to end the war. (EPA Images pic) KYIV: Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that US President Donald Trump's decision to block sanctions on Moscow only "rewards" Russia's Vladimir Putin…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·19 Oct, 06:27 MYT

  Trump bashes Zelensky, defends waiving Russia sanctions

  Donald Trump has temporarily waived sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing large quantities to flow into global markets in a bid to lower fuel prices ahead of US elections early next month. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his decision to…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·19 Oct, 08:23 MYT

  Putin proposes summit with US, China on Ukraine

  The Wall Street Journal reported that Vladimir Putin raised the idea of a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during a phone call with the US president. (EPA Images pic) MOSCOW: Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and China’s Xi…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·19 Oct, 09:00 MYT

  Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump lashes out

  Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky clashed over the US president's blocking of new sanctions on Russia and the diesel deal with Moscow. (EPA Images pic) KYIV: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with top US envoys Sunday to try to ease tensions, as Donald Trump…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·20 Oct, 05:10 MYT

  Trump says ready to meet with Putin and Xi in China

  The Kremlin said earlier that Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping could meet at an Asia-Pacific summit in Shenzhen next month. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump indicated Monday he is ready to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping in…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·20 Oct, 07:09 MYT

  Zelensky claims US holding up interceptor missiles for Ukraine

  Volodymyr Zelensky also said several European countries were ready to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles from their own stockpiles but were still awaiting US approval. (EPA Images pic) KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said Washington was deliberately…

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  Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·20 Oct, 10:21 MYT

  Ukraine races to secure energy supplies ahead of winter

  The World Bank said in February that the long-term bill to restore Ukraine's energy sector is estimated at about US$91 billion. (AFP pic) KYIV: Hardly a day goes by now in Ukraine without news of another Russian air strike on the country's energy sector, causing widespread…

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