Trump-Putin deal on Russian diesel: Washington eases sanctions, Zelensky condemns "a weak decision"
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UkraineKiev denounces the agreement on Russian diesel as direct financing of Moscow's war machine, concluded while its delegation was negotiating in Florida.
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GermanyBerlin is interpreting the agreement on Russian diesel first and foremost as a domestic policy maneuver by Donald Trump, pressured by pump prices less than a month before the midterm elections, at the cost of angering Kiev.
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war financing
the narrative places the agreement in the Russian military budget rather than in American gas prices.
Drawing on critical voices
the retained American quotes come from elected officials and a former ambassador opposed to the agreement.
What the account puts first
GermanyElectoral
the narrative first places the interest of Trump's Republican voters, before the effect of the agreement on the war in Ukraine.
Relying on Kiev's voice
criticism of the agreement is carried by quotes from the Ukrainian president, with no reaction from American elected officials or other capitals in the excerpt.