EU's top diplomat says Trump's Russian diesel deal was a gift to Putin

What happened: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews the EU must step up support for Ukraine after a week in which US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv needed a new leader. She called Trump's Russian diesel deal a gift to Putin. Why it matters: Kallas said Moscow is betting on a prolonged war and trying to outlast Ukraine while intensifying attacks on civilians. She defended Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries as legitimate, saying oil revenues fund Moscow's war effort, while Trump has urged Kyiv to stop targeting energy infrastructure. Coverage: 8 outlets in 24h

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews the EU must step up support for Ukraine after a week in which US President Donald Trump suggested Kyiv needed a new leader. She called Trump's Russian diesel deal a gift to Putin.

Kallas said Moscow is betting on a prolonged war and trying to outlast Ukraine while intensifying attacks on civilians. She defended Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries as legitimate, saying oil revenues fund Moscow's war effort, while Trump has urged Kyiv to stop targeting energy infrastructure.