- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner offered Ukraine enhanced post-war security guarantees during recent peace talks in Miami.
- Negotiations were disrupted after Donald Trump agreed to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, allowing the US to import 300,000 tons of the fuel.
- European and Ukrainian officials expressed surprise at the diesel announcement, which US envoys claimed was designed to soften Vladimir Putin.
- Volodymyr Zelensky stated Kyiv was not informed beforehand and suggested the US should instead consider a diesel deal with Ukraine.
- EU diplomat Kaja Kallas criticised the arrangement, prompting Donald Trump to accuse European nations of hypocrisy over past Russian energy purchases.
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