After a diesel deal with Putin, Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed an 'energy ceasefire'

Summary

Donald Trump announced on Friday 9 October a deal with Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel, BBC News and the Financial Times reported, saying Russia would immediately supply '300,000 tons of diesel', according to Sky News, as US diesel prices have doubled since the war with Iran began in February, BBC News said. The UK pledged to maintain pressure on Russia with the 'toughest sanctions regime ever', according to the Manchester Evening News, while Zelenskyy called the deal a 'gift to Putin', according to The Independent, and accused Washington of helping fund Moscow's war, according to The Guardian. BBC News reported on Saturday 10 October that Trump said it was 'time for Ukraine to get new president' after Zelenskyy condemned the deal, and on Sunday 11 October the Evening Standard and The Independent reported that Defence Secretary Streeting said the UK must bring the US and Ukraine 'back together'. The same day, The Guardian and BBC News reported that Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire', asserting an immediate truce according to BBC News, in a social media announcement that gave no details of the alleged agreement, according to The Guardian. Zelenskyy said it was 'news for me' but that Ukraine would agree if Russia did, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent.

Latest: Trump said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire', giving no details of the alleged agreement according to The Guardian, and Zelenskyy said it was 'news for me' but that Ukraine would agree if Russia did.

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