Lavrov rules out rearm-allowing truce as European leaders fault US-Russia fuel deal

Lavrov said Moscow will not accept a ceasefire allowing Ukraine to rearm, as European leaders criticized the US-Russia energy and diesel agreement.

• Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" in the Russia-Ukraine war and an agreement for Russia to supply 300,000 tons of diesel to the US.
• Lavrov, at a news conference in Baku, said Russia will not accept a ceasefire that allows Ukraine to rearm its forces.
• Kallas said the EU will continue supporting Kyiv regardless of any US-Russia agreement, calling the diesel deal a "clear gift to Putin."
• Meloni warned the fuel agreement weakens sanctions and could provide Russia new revenues to fund its war.
• Zelensky criticized the US-Russia diesel agreement as weak and unjust, according to Le Monde and Mediapart reporting.
• US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Trump is trying to think outside the box to find solutions to lower elevated fuel costs, supporting the diesel deal.