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Ukraine October 2026
'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns US diesel deal with Russia (LINK) — 10 October 2026
GOP lawmakers reject U.S.-Russia diesel deal: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) unveiled a bipartisan bill on Saturday that he says would block Trump from lifting sanctions, called the Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act (LINK) — 10 October 2026
U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin on diesel after Zelensky ignored his requests to stop attacking Russian oil refineries (LINK) — 10 October 2026
— Axios: Russia imposed a ban on diesel exports in response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries, which added more pressure to global diesel markets under strain from the war in Iran. Zelensky told Trump and his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that he was prepared to stop attacking Russian oil refineries if the Russians halted attacks on Ukrainian power plants. The U.S. official said Trump wanted Ukraine to unilaterally stop attacking Russian refineries because the strikes were contributing to high gas prices in America.
New Republic: Another member of Trump's inner circle works for Russian-linked group: chief of staff Susie Wiles's daughter works for Continental Strategy, a political lobbying firm that has a $35,000-per-month contract to represent a small self-governing territory in Bosnia and Herzegovina known as Republika Srpska (LINK) — 9 October 2026
— Two of the president's closest advisers, Chris LaCivita and James Blair, took time out of their pre-midterm elections schedules to travel to the Balkans to assist in that territory's elections. The two men were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each to provide counsel on voting issues to the government, which is led by far-right nationalists. Republika Srpska is closely aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin and has made a considerable effort to make inroads with Trump and his allies.