What happened on the day of October 10th. The main thing

The negotiations of the Ukrainian delegation with the special envoy of the American leader Stephen Witkoff and businessman Jared Kushner in Miami ended earlier than planned. The reason for the cancelled meeting was the statements by US President Donald Trump about a deal to supply diesel fuel from Russia.

In response, a senior Ukrainian official said that Kiev would continue to attack Russian oil refineries. You can read about the public reaction to the new agreements here. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

Trump made a deal with Russia on diesel

On October 9, Trump announced that he had had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, it was agreed that Russia would supply more than 300 thousand tons of diesel fuel to the American and global markets, another 500 thousand tons during November and 1 million tons immediately after that. According to Axios journalists, Trump's decision is dictated by Kiev's unwillingness to stop attacks on Russian refineries.

The United States has agreed to ease sanctions against Russian diesel. What is known

According to the general license published on the same day by the US Treasury, the United States allowed operations for the sale, supply, unloading and import of diesel fuel of Russian origin until April 7, 2027. Alexander Novak, Deputy Chairman of the Russian government, also said that Russia would immediately lift restrictions on diesel exports ahead of schedule. Later, the Russian government officially confirmed the partial lifting of the export ban.

The conflict between Trump and Zelensky

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticized Washington's decision to lift restrictions on the import of Russian oil and fuel. He called such actions an obvious weakness of the United States and added that he was counting on "fair support" from the American side.

In turn, Trump said that Zelensky could have put an end to the Ukrainian conflict many times, but he prefers not to do so. He recalled that the United States demanded that Ukraine not strike at Russian refineries.

"I told him (Zelensky. — Ed.): do whatever you want, just don't hit the refineries. <...> He damn well better stop it. <...> I think it's time for Ukraine to elect a new president," Trump told reporters.

Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Vadim Novinsky was also unhappy with the actions of the Ukrainian leader. He said that Zelensky should resign. Novinsky stressed that the rada should take responsibility to the people and form a working group for direct dialogue with Moscow.

The advance of the Russian Army in the zone of its

The Russian military took control of the settlements of Lukashovo and Lobanovka in the Kharkiv region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian Army continues to fight for Nefedovka, Varvarovka, Reznikovo, Nikolaevka and Chernoe.

In addition, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian energy facilities and production facilities for enemy drones during the day. The points of temporary deployment of Ukrainian formations and foreign mercenaries in 151 districts were also defeated.

Kallas announced the largest package of EU sanctions

The head of European diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, said that the European Union intends to adopt the largest package of sanctions against Russia since 2022.

According to her, the decision on the new restrictions is planned to be approved at a meeting of EU foreign ministers to be held in Luxembourg on Monday, October 12. The diplomat clarified that the restrictions will be directed primarily against the Russian military industry.

"Now is not the time to ease the pressure on Russia, and Europe will not do it," she wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Sports news from Russia and the world

Russia's Inal Tasoev won the gold medal at the World Championships in Baku, becoming a three-time world champion. He previously won gold in 2023 and 2025. In an interview with Izvestia, the athlete spoke about the details of the final match and his emotions after winning the World Championship in Baku.

Portugal's national football team has suspended striker Cristiano Ronaldo from national team matches. The official statement of the organization notes that it was decided to apply an additional non-automatic preventive suspension to the football player in addition to what was already in effect before the current decision was made.