Trump defends Russian sanctions relief, lashes out at Zelenskyy

Donald Trump defended on Truth Social his decision to block several sanctions on Russia, saying he wants to keep Moscow at the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that waiving the sanctions would strengthen Russia’s war effort and hurt Ukraine, describing Russia as the aggressor. Trump accused the Ukrainian president of not wanting to end the conflict and criticised Ukrainian attacks on diesel refineries in Russia. The dispute between the two leaders has intensified over the past week.