Czech President Pavel criticizes US-Russia oil deal, says Putin fears assassination

novinky.cz (Czech) —

Czech President Petr Pavel criticized the US-Russia oil deal, saying it gave Moscow relief from economic pressure and moral encouragement. He called it a "missed chance for a ceasefire" in Ukraine. Pavel said Russia was close to agreeing to a truce before the deal, which was announced by Donald Trump on October 9 and involves at least 300,000 tons of Russian diesel. He added that Washington and Moscow do not take Europe seriously. The president also stated Russia's resources are exhausted after the long conflict, with tens of thousands of soldiers lost monthly, including about 50,000 killed or wounded in September alone.


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