Europe, Australia and the US Congress criticise Trump's Russian diesel deal
Place: Brussels, Tallinn, Warsaw, London, Canberra, WashingtonRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The sources uniformly report criticism of the deal; Russian ones mostly convey Kallas's position, Ukrainian and independent ones a wider range of reactions, including in the US Congress.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Interfax quotes EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas: suspending US sanctions on Russian diesel gives Moscow extra revenue, and "now is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe will not do so".
“Сейчас не время ослаблять давление на Россию, и Европа этого делать не будет”
- Каллас выразила несогласие с приостановкой санкций США против российского дизеля — Interfax, 10 October, 16:54
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine writes that, according to Kallas, EU ministers will approve the largest sanctions package on Monday. Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal urged the EU to strengthen Ukraine so that only "ruins" remain of Russian refineries, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called for ending tourist visas for Russians, and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski noted a diesel shortage "even in Moscow". London, according to Suspilne, said it will keep up sanctions pressure on Russia.
“Министры иностранных дел ЕС в понедельник одобрят самый большой пакет санкций против российской военной машины.”
“Евросоюз должен настолько усилить Украину и ее военную мощь, чтобы от российских нефтеперерабатывающих заводов остались только руины.”
- Сейчас не время ослаблять давление на Россию, Европа ужесточит санкции, - Каллас — RBC-Ukraine, 10 October, 15:55
- "Превратить российские НПЗ в руины": премьер Эстонии обратился с предложением в ЕС — RBC-Ukraine, 10 October, 20:51
- У Британії і Фінляндії відреагували на «дизельну угоду» Трампа і Путіна — Suspilne, 10 October, 13:24
- Прем'єр Фінляндії: Слід припинити видачу туристичних віз росіянам до Європи — Ukrainska Pravda, 10 October, 13:55
- "Даже в Москве дефицит": МИД Польши потролил Россию из-за дизельного соглашения с США — RBC-Ukraine, 10 October, 13:59
- Головна дипломатка ЄС: Зараз не час послаблювати тиск на РФ, і Європа цього не зробить — Ukrainska Pravda, 10 October, 16:22
What independent sources report
automatic summary DW quotes Kallas on "additional revenue to wage war". The Guardian quotes Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen: the country does not "need or want Russian fuel". Kyiv Independent reports bipartisan criticism of the deal in the US Congress.
“Приостановка санкций США в отношении российского дизельного топлива предоставит РФ "дополнительные доходы для ведения войны "”
“Russia “should not be rewarded for their illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine””
“drew sharp criticism on Oct. 10 from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress”
- Каллас о сделке США и РФ: Готовим крупнейший пакет санкций — DW (RU), 10 October, 17:13
- Australia does not ‘need or want Russian fuel’, Chris Bowen says, after Trump deal to buy diesel from Putin — The Guardian, 10 October, 07:01
- 'Will only lead to more slaughter' — Bipartisan backlash erupts in US over Trump-Russia diesel deal — Kyiv Independent, 10 October, 22:41
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