Trump defends pausing Russian sanctions, says peace deal is close — and savages Zelensky for attacking diesel refineries

Fuente: New York Post

President Trump defended his decision to pause sanctions against Russia as a means to secure a permanent peace deal and bring fuel price relief for the US — while slamming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ongoing strikes on Moscow’s oil refineries. Following backlash over his executive order to halt sanctions against Moscow, Trump claimed that giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a carrot would lead him back to the negotiating table. “My decision on Russia is a very simple one.