Ukraine advances in occupied Donetsk as Trump hands Putin diesel deal

Relations between Washington and Kyiv came under severe strain after Donald Trump eased some oil sanctions on Russia, while Ukraine feared losing access to US intelligence and satellite services. On October 9, Trump invited Russia to sell 1.8 million tonnes of diesel on the global market by year’s end, reversing provisions of the Lindsey Graham Act. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s partners had not shared a warning about five ballistic missiles targeting Kyiv on October 13; the missiles struck Thermal Power Plant No. 4 and caused power outages. Russia attacked Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure the following day, as Kyiv reported restrictions affecting SpaceX satellite navigation services.