Newsblog on the Ukraine War: Trump announces large diesel deliveries from Russia

Many details about the course of the war, such as casualty figures or details of battles, come from Ukrainian or Russian authorities and cannot be independently verified. For our live blog, in addition to our own research, we use material from the news agencies dpa, Reuters, epd, KNA, and Bloomberg. Important Updates Trump announces large diesel deliveries from Russia Ukraine: 33 Dead after Russian Attack on Buses in Eastern Ukraine Kyiv and Ukrainian Regions without Electricity after Attacks Selenskij: At least 32 Dead and 100 Injured in Major Attacks on Putin's Birthday EU tightens sanctions against Russia - North Korea also affected Trump announces large diesel deliveries from Russia US President Donald Trump has promised hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel from Russia to the US and the world market after a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He stated to Truth Social that he and Putin agreed that "immediately" more than 300,000 tons of diesel would be made available for the USA and the world market. The US Department of the Treasury has issued a temporary permit for this in light of existing sanctions against Russia. The step is intended to lead to falling fuel prices in the US. Prices have risen due to Trump's war against Iran, and his Republicans are under massive pressure ahead of the upcoming elections in November. The Kremlin confirmed the agreement. "In the discussion of the situation on the global energy market, the Russian side confirmed its readiness to supply crude oil and petroleum products to the American and world markets," Putin said in his written statement. This will have a positive effect on the "entire world economy." Both Russia's attacks on Ukraine and the Iran situation were discussed with Trump by phone. Severe criticism came from the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskij: "The permission for Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in the war (against Ukraine), which must be ended and not prolonged." Moscow will be thanked for further "terror and injustices." The Kremlin confirmed the agreement. "In the discussion of the situation on the global energy market, the Russian side confirmed its readiness to supply crude oil and petroleum products to the American and world markets," Putin said in his written statement. This will have a positive effect on the "entire world economy." Both Russia's attacks on Ukraine and the Iran situation were discussed with Trump by phone. Severe criticism came from the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskij: "The permission for Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in the war (against Ukraine), which must be ended and not prolonged." Moscow will be thanked for further "terror and injustices." In the US news portal Axios, Selenskij called the agreement "unfair and not honest." He was particularly upset that Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were negotiating with Ukrainian intermediaries about a possible end to the war in Miami parallel to the agreement with Putin. There was no mention of the planned diesel agreement. In response to Selenskij's criticism, Trump defended the agreement. "We need oil for the world," he said. He was very happy to receive the deliveries. Barbara Klimke Great Britain wants to continue Russia's sanctions despite the US diesel deal Even after the announcement of the diesel deal between the US and Russia, Great Britain wants to maintain its support for Ukraine and the sanctions against Moscow. "Great Britain's position cannot be clearer," said a government spokesman: "We will continue to work closely with international partners to ensure that Ukraine receives the military and financial support it needs for self-defense. We will also maintain pressure on Russia through the harshest sanctions regime that Great Britain has ever imposed." US President Donald Trump had announced that Russia would deliver diesel to the US and the world market. The US Department of the Treasury simultaneously granted a temporary permit for the import of Russian diesel. This effectively meant a relaxation of sanctions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Anna Schimpp Selenskij: 78 Dead in Two Days from Russian Attacks There have been several deaths and injuries in Russia and Ukraine due to mutual attacks. On the Ukrainian side, at least one person was killed by Russian attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia. In addition, local authorities reported several injuries, including a child. According to President Volodymyr Selenskij, 78 people were killed and 215 more injured in the entire Ukraine in the past two days due to Russian attacks. In a speech in the city of Pryluky, the Ukrainian President again demanded expanded access to the US satellite service Starlink. This could help Ukraine to attack Russian anti-aircraft missile systems for ballistic missiles. A Ukrainian attack on the Russian border region Belgorod resulted in two deaths and four injuries, according to the Russian news agency Tass citing local authorities. Nine people were also injured in a drone attack in the Kaluga region. In the Russian region of Tver, a factory in Redkino burned after a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was subsequently extinguished, according to the governor. Yandex data center in Russia is hit again by drones A drone attack on several modules of a data center in the Kaluga region by the Russian technology group Yandex completely disabled them. Yandex reported that this could lead to impairments in some of the company's services. The company is working to remedy the consequences and restore the affected services. On its cloud service website, Yandex also reported problems with the power supply in a part of the data center. No injuries were reported, the technology company, also referred to as Russian Google, announced. The situation was under control. The most important Yandex services were functioning, although there could be problems, the company said. There was no mention of a Ukrainian attack in the company's statement after the drone alarm in the region. The media in Kyiv reported that rockets or drones were used in the attack. Witnesses in social networks had previously reported a fire in the data center. Ukrainian media spoke of an installation important for the Russian military on the premises of a machine-building company. Moscow has also repeatedly attacked data centers in Ukraine. Furthermore, a fire broke out in the Russian city of Salavat in the Baschkortostan region after drone parts fell, according to local authorities. There were no injuries. The company's operations continue. Selenskij: At least 32 Dead and 100 Injured on Putin's Birthday Ukraine's President Volodymyr Selenskij presents a bloody balance of the Russian major attack on Putin's birthday: The Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities that began at night have resulted in at least 32 deaths, including five children. The total number of injured was at least 100, according to Selenskij. The Russian military used a mix of drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles in the attacks. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, who was celebrating his 74th birthday on Wednesday, made this his gift: "The murder of children, the murder of people." In his opinion, Russia intends to maintain this course. "Putin does not feel that this causes him problems," Selenskij said. The sanctions against Russia have been weakened in many respects, and the signals to lift the sanctions against the oligarchs are actually signals for a normalization of the war. EU tightens sanctions against Russia - North Korea also affected EU ambassadors approved 1646 new entries on the sanctions list against Russia. The focus is on the country's military-industrial complex. More than half of the newly sanctioned companies and persons are involved in the production of Russian ballistic missiles such as the Iskander-M. These can only be intercepted by US Patriot air defense systems. However, Ukraine is almost completely lacking these interceptor missiles, as the US military has shifted resources to the Gulf region. Russia uses this weakness for increased missile attacks. Due to the close relations between Russia and North Korea, the EU also sanctions seven North Korean organizations and individuals.