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‘Slap in the face’: CNN rips Trump’s ‘shocking’ Putin deal as Russia gets sanctions break

CNN’s Boris Sanchez expressed shock Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he said would put massive quantities of Russian diesel on the global market. “This is shocking for a number of reasons,” Sanchez said, pointing to the timing of the deal. The reaction came after Trump said Russia…

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Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in a phone interview on Friday that President Trump's decision to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia and allow it to export diesel was "not fair and not honest." "You know, it looks like a happy birthday present for Putin. It looks absolutely terrible," Zelensky said in frustration, referring to the…

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