Trump on Truth Social: "great progress" in talks, does not want to drive Russia away; Zelensky, he says, does not want to end the war and strikes refineries
Place: WashingtonRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
All groups convey the content of the post in the same way. Russian agencies headline individual points — "great progress", Zelensky's unwillingness to end the conflict, the loss of territory — without mentioning that the post explains the sanctions waiver and the diesel deal; Ukrainian and independent media present it as a defence of pro-Kremlin decisions, and the Kyiv Independent disputes the link between diesel prices and refinery strikes.
What Russia reports
automatic summary RIA Novosti and TASS relay the points of Trump's Truth Social post: he is negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine and does not want to do anything that would drive Russia away from the negotiating table; "great progress is being made", including in hostage negotiations. According to Trump, Zelensky targets Russian diesel refineries knowing that this harms world markets, does not want and perhaps never wanted to end the conflict; two years ago he could have made a better deal, and Ukraine has lost a large part of its territory.
“Достигнут большой прогресс, и это включает текущие переговоры об освобождении заложников”
“I am in the process of negotiating peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine”
“ТРАМП ЗАЯВИЛ, ЧТО ЗЕЛЕНСКИЙ НЕ ХОЧЕТ И, ВОЗМОЖНО, НИКОГДА НЕ ХОТЕЛ ЗАВЕРШЕНИЯ КОНФЛИКТА НА УКРАИНЕ”
“мог бы заключить более выгодную сделку, чем сейчас”
- Трамп заявил о большом прогрессе по украинскому вопросу — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 22:52
- Trump states ‘great progress’ toward settlement of conflict in Ukraine — TASS (tass.com), 18 October, 23:02
- Зеленский не хочет завершения конфликта на Украине, заявил Трамп — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 22:58
- Трамп заявил, что Зеленский никогда не хотел заканчивать конфликт с РФ — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 22:49
- Трамп заявил о достижении прогресса в переговорах по Украине — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 22:43
- Трамп заявил, что Украина утратила значительную часть своей территории — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 22:50
- Трамп заявил, что не хочет, чтобы Россия вышла из переговоров по Украине — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 22:54
- Удары ВСУ по российским НПЗ вредят мировым рынкам, заявил Трамп — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 22:56
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine writes that Trump postponed sanctions against Russia so as not to derail peace talks and blames Zelensky for prolonging the war. Sanctions, he says, can be signed later; another argument is that Russia is barely helping Iran. Trump accused Zelensky of deliberately striking refineries, which hurts the diesel market in the US, and wrote that he "doesn't care" and does not want to end the war. The outlet recalls that on Friday Trump froze the sanctions law and that Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities 76 times during the week of the "energy truce".
“Моє рішення щодо Росії дуже просте. Я веду переговори про мир у війні між Росією та Україною і не хочу робити нічого, що нерозумно відштовхне Росію від столу переговорів”
“Зеленському байдуже, і, чесно кажучи, з усіма грошима, які йому дає Європа і які в минулому дав шахрай Джо Байден, він не хоче закінчувати цю війну і, ймовірно, ніколи не хотів”
- Трамп заявив, що Зеленський не хоче закінчувати війну і свідомо б'є по НПЗ РФ — RBC-Ukraine, 18 October, 22:51
What independent sources report
automatic summary The Kyiv Independent calls the post a "scathing diatribe" against Zelensky in which Trump defends his decisions on Russia — the sanctions waiver, the diesel deal and the pressure on Ukraine over refinery strikes; according to Trump, Russia is doing very little to help Iran. The outlet notes that the evidence points to the war in Iran as the primary driver of the diesel price surge and quotes Trump saying that Zelensky's country is "in shambles" and its male population "wounded, and/or dead".
“Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran”
“despite evidence that the war in Iran is the primary driver of the price surge”
“His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead.”
- 'I want this war end' — Trump defends pro-Russian policies in scathing diatribe against Zelensky — Kyiv Independent, 18 October, 23:03
Confirmation
Confirmation: both sides report it, no independent sources
Both Russian and Ukrainian sources describe the event, but there are no international independent sources in the selection.
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