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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as ‘thanks’ for Trump diesel deal, Zelenskyy says

Rescuers carry a wounded woman on a stretcher through rubble in Zaporizhzhia
Rescuers evacuate a wounded woman from under the debris of an apartment building hit by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia. Photograph: Reuters

Russia launched deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine as “thanks” for a deal cut by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, accusing Washington of helping fund Moscow’s war.

The Ukrainian president has expressed repeated outrage at the agreement announced by Trump on Friday, which the US president said was needed to reduce diesel prices, and comes ahead of November midterm elections where the cost of fuel is a key voter issue.

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