EU summit: Bulgarian PM backs Trump-Putin diesel deal as budget talks divide leaders

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EU leaders gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit dominated by deep divisions over the bloc's next long-term budget, with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev breaking ranks by backing a US-Russia diesel deal that other leaders condemned. The summit also focused on energy prices, trade with China, and continued support for Ukraine. Hungarian PM Péter Magyar said the "Friends of Cohesion" group rejected the current EU budget proposal, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other frugal nations demanded significant cuts. Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson called the proposal a "no-go zone," and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis tied the budget fight to rising energy costs, urging additional EU measures. Radev expressed support for the Trump-Putin diesel deal, citing high European fuel prices, and condemned Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas defended those strikes as legitimate self-defence, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he felt "betrayed" by Trump's actions and sought renewed European backing.


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