WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections.Moscow has been hit with waves of sanctions by the United States and»»»

Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian fuel reveals how serious the US diesel crunch is, retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, a former Pentagon analyst, tells Sputnik. The US had sought to keep energy prices high to boost Western Hemisphere reserves and “shore up the US do»»»

Sanctions on Russian diesel crucial to counter Kremlin's aggression, says EU Brussels: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Saturday that lifting sanctions on Russian diesel helped fuel the Kremlin's war on Ukraine, after US President Donald Trump announced a deal for Moscow to supply fuel. "Ru»»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian strikes killed at least 12 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Three children »»»

US President Donald Trump’s agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply diesel to the United States and global markets has intensified criticism of Bulgaria’s decision to lift restrictions on petroleum product exports, with GERB leader Boyko Borissov warning that Bulgarian consumers a»»»

Kyiv, OCT .10 (SANA) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized an agreement announced by US President Donald Trump on Russian diesel supplies to US and global markets, saying it would provide Moscow with additional revenue to finance the war in Ukraine and would not contribute to achieving »»»

Diesel deal sparks debate as Trump prioritises lower energy costs for Americans Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections. Mos»»»

U.S President Donald Trump said that he has secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased war sanctions on Moscow in a push to lower energy costs ahead of midterm elections. Moscow has been hit with waves of sanctions by the United States and partners since its 2022 invasion»»»

Energy and security dominate discussions in Miami to resolve Ukraine crisis Miami: US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Friday in a renewed diplomatic push to end Russia's war in Ukraine, with Washington seeking a way out of the dangerous stalemate. The talks were overshadowed by US»»»

WASHINGTON: Top Democrats accused President Donald Trump of betraying Ukraine, European allies and US national security after he announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to obtain diesel, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the move as a weak decision that could pro»»»

US President Donald Trump’s top negotiators are preparing to pitch “new ideas and proposals” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Ukraine conflict, with talks involving representatives of Kiev and its European backers scheduled to begin in Miami on Friday, according to Reuters and Axios. US Specia»»»

KYIV: Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said Friday, as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days. One man was killed and five people were wounded in Russian strik»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev in Sofia on October 8 during a visit kept confidential for security reasons, the government press service confirmed. In a statement issued in response to media inquiries, the Counc»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, made an unannounced visit to Bulgaria before traveling to the United States for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to reports. Rumors of Budanov’s arrival in Sofia began circulating on social media, with unconfirmed a»»»

US President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss a new proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will present ideas developed during recent talks with both sides, one source said Thursday. Presiden»»»

Brussels is steering Europe toward totalitarianism and a “Euro-Gestapo” while lecturing Russia on democracy, Slovak MEP Lubos Blaha has warned. Blaha made the remarks during a European Parliament debate on Tuesday, responding to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who denounced Russia’s recent par»»»

Seoul: Republic of Korea said Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine in response to a deepening diplomatic row over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. The two countries have been at loggerheads since Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky last month disclosed the pri»»»

KYIV: A Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday, killing 30 people as part of a wave of attacks that also worsened power outages in the capital. The morning attack occurred next to a bus stop in the war-torn city of Kram»»»

At least 33 people have been killed and another 18 injured after Russian glide bombs struck two civilian buses in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials and rescue workers. Civilian buses hit in Kramatorsk Two buses carrying civilians were hit in a Russian glide bomb attack i»»»

On October 6, drones struck two commercial vessels inside Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, roughly 70 nautical miles off the coast near Cape St. Atanas and the town of Byala. It was the first attack of its kind recorded there. The Togolese-flagged vessel suffered severe structur»»»

A major escalation in Yemen has brought Saudi Arabia back into military confrontation with the Iran-backed Houthis, ending years of relative calm as tensions rise across the Middle East. Much of the fighting has taken place along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and around the strategically important Bab el-M»»»

Iran has threatened to block what it calls “illegal” traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it retains full control of the passage despite US claims to the contrary. The waterway is one of the world’s most important energy routes, normally carrying around a fifth of global oil and liquefied n»»»

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria will summon Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova if clear evidence shows that Russia carried out the drone attack on two merchant vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Petrova said it remains unclear who was responsible f»»»

Military representatives from all of NATO's 32 members have gathered in Kiev. Ukraine has been trying to join the expansionist military-bloc for years, but has been consistently rejected. The visit by the members of the so-called Military Committee, takes place just a day after US Secretary of Stat»»»

PRYKUKY, Ukraine: Russian attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday killed at least 28 people, including five children who died when a missile slammed into an apartment block in the north of the country as they slept. Windows shattered in the powerful blast in Pryluky, in the Chernigiv region, reducing h»»»

SEOUL: South Korea’s presidential office on Wednesday dismissed a Ukrainian report that Russia has imported petroleum products from South Korean ports, calling the accusation inappropriate. Ukraine’s top sanctions official, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on Tuesday the shipments had eased the impact of a »»»

President Iliana Yotova said Bulgaria will propose a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea, seek stronger allied surveillance and anti-drone capabilities, and pursue diplomatic efforts with all Black Sea littoral states following a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security (CCN»»»

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said after a Consultative Council for National Security meeting that Bulgaria currently has no evidence allowing it to definitively attribute the strikes on vessels in its exclusive economic zone to Russia. Radev said the origin of the drones involved must be established »»»

Russia’s emerging Rassvet satellite network – often described as a “Starlink rival” – could provide Moscow’s military with sustainable communications and data to attack any target in Ukraine at will, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned. Speaking to The Economist last week, Schmidt noted that »»»

To counter the missile threat to civilian targets, Russia has carried out strikes against the entire production chain behind the Flamingo missiles across several regions of Ukraine, military expert Yury Knutov tells Sputnik. “The logic is simple: if you destroy the production chain and storage faci»»»

The Russian Embassy in Sofia said the cargo ships Alfa Watan and Able were not among the targets hit by Russian forces on the night of October 6, citing information from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The embassy issued the statement in connection with the drone attack on the two vessels in the B»»»

AWAZA, Turkmenistan (Sputnik) - The United States took into account Russia's stance on holding trilateral talks on Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. The United States had offered to organize trilateral negotiations, and Moscow had agreed on the understanding that pa»»»

Unlike in countries such as Russia, the US, or France, the German presidency is not a powerful office. At least not in terms of what it can do directly or independently. Instead, Germany’s president is a largely representative figure, while real power to lead national policy belongs to the chancell»»»

NATO membership for Ukraine is not currently under consideration, as Washington is focused on ending the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. Asked about Washington’s stance on Ukraine's bid to join the US-led military bloc during a joint press conference wi»»»

A suspected coordinated attack by aerial and maritime drones on two commercial vessels inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone was likely carried out using a Russian Geran-4 drone, drone manufacturer Draganfly founder Cameron Chell told Fox News, as one ship sank and its crew members remain missi»»»

At least 11 people were killed in Ukraine after Russia fired 70 missiles and drones in one of its biggest strikes ‌on the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky ‌said on Wednesday. Ukraine has come under increased attack in recent weeks as Russian attacks have targeted energy infrastructure and rail»»»

Ukraine's external public debt has increased by nearly 500% since late May 2019, when Vladimir Zelensky came to power, according to statistical data analyzed by Sputnik. According to the Ukrainian Finance Ministry, the external public debt stood at 1.3 trillion hryvnias ($29 billion) at the end of »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia carried out a combined attack with sea and aerial drones against civilian vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, while Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said it was still impossible to establish whether the drones were Ukrainian o»»»

Recent reports and videos of alleged recruitment irregularities are fuelling tensions between mobilisation authorities and Ukrainian society, while raising questions about the oversight and implementation of military recruitment. In a video posted on September 4, a man was forcibly taken into a pol»»»

The drone attack on two merchant vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea has drawn widespread international attention, with European media focusing on the strike’s location in the maritime zone of a NATO member and the sinking of one ship whose crew remains unaccounted for. E»»»

US President Donald Trump has blamed Kiev for record-high fuel prices in the US, saying they are no longer driven by the Iran war but by Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries. He also pointed to policies pursued by Democrat-led states as a contributing factor. In a Truth Social post on Monday, Tr»»»

KYIV: Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. Unconfirmed media reports said a major fuel depot in the Moscow region was o»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday accused Russian drones of carrying out the attack on a cargo vessel in the Black Sea off Romania's coast that left two crew members dead, AFP reports.The attack was conducted by "two Russian ...»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Russia's increased strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. In a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron said he reviewed "the concrete support" Europe can provide Ukraine to defend itself against the attacks. French Pre»»»

The more military-industrial and logistics facilities Russia destroys in Ukraine, the sooner victory will come, retired colonel Anatoliy Matviychuk tells Sputnik. "Kiev ceased to be a subject of international law a long time ago; it is under the broader influence of the EU and certain individual co»»»

So, big bad US President Donald Trump just successfully strong-armed French President Emmanuel Macron and the EU into dumping their precious ‘rainy day’ diesel from strategic reserves. Why? Because Trump, threatening a disastrous cutoff of diesel exports to Europe altogether, wanted to keep domesti»»»

Ukraine's public debt had climbed to $215.55B by the end of August 2026, compared with $47.1B when Vladimir Zelensky assumed office in May 2019, according to data from Ukraine's Finance Ministry and Sputnik's calculations. International financial institutions and foreign governments now supply the »»»

According to draft documents on the Kremlin’s 2027 defence spending plans seen by Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to raise defence spending to levels not seen since the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. Spending on the Russian military, including arms production, is set to reach 17.1»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday marked by renewed Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, including the latest drone attack on a bridge spanning the Dnipro River. Ukraine and»»»

Ukrainian officials are embezzling foreign financial aid, former Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller has said, adding that Kiev’s backers are well aware of the corruption but prefer not to ask questions. Speaking on the ‘Jankowski Kontra’ podcast on Polsat News on Saturday, Miller called for suspen»»»