Zelenskyy calls Trump-Russia diesel deal a 'parody' at EU summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia at an EU summit in Brussels, calling Moscow's peace stance a "parody" and warning the agreement would fund Russia's war. Zelenskyy said Russia does not want peace talks in any form, while noting ongoing disruptions to SpaceX's Starshield satellite system used for battlefield operations. EU leaders rallied around him after Trump criticized Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries as a "disgrace." The deal, announced last weekend, follows Trump's claim that Ukraine and Russia agreed not to target energy facilities. Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the US Treasury asked Russia's sovereign wealth fund to facilitate diesel payments, as Russian drone strikes killed three in Kharkiv and left hundreds of thousands without power.