U.K. and Europe Recoil From Trump’s Diesel Deal With Putin
The gist
Trump said Putin agreed to supply 300,000 tons of diesel to U.S. and global markets.
U.K. and European officials say they will keep sanctions and stand by Ukraine.
How it unfolded
- Oct 7, 2026Russia conducted a strike in Ukraine, killing 22 people including three babies in an apartment block.
- Oct 8, 2026Russia conducted a strike in Ukraine, killing at least 30 people in a bus.
- Oct 9, 2026President Trump announced he had reached an agreement with President Vladimir V. Putin for Moscow to "immediately" supply 300,000 tons of diesel to American and global markets.