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Russia strikes Ukraine after US lifts diesel sanctions
Zelenskyy says Russian attacks killing 17 people are Moscow's response to Trump's decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports.
In brief
Zelenskyy says Russian attacks killing 17 people are Moscow's response to Trump's decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Russian strikes killed at least seventeen people in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, one day after US President Donald Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel, which…
Russian strikes kill 17 in Zaporizhzhia
A series of Russian attacks on the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least seventeen people including three children on Saturday. At least eighteen people were injured, including three children.
“People continue to be searched for under the rubble of destroyed houses. Rescue operations continue.”
Zelenskyy links strikes to US diesel sanctions lift
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes were Russia's response to US President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Trump announced the move one day before the attacks.
“Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia.”
EU to impose new Russia sanctions Monday
Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, said suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.
“Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.”
The bottom line
Russian strikes killed at least seventeen people in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, one day after US President Donald Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy characterized as Moscow's retaliation.
