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Trump’s pause on Russia sanctions is ‘reward’ for Putin, Zelenskyy says

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Source published: 18 Oct 2026, 23:00 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources

Trump’s pause on Russia sanctions is ‘reward’ for Putin, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president warns it will embolden Russian leader and intensify war as Moscow hits country’s power plants Power plant attacks reflect Russian blueprint to make Ukrainian cities unlivable Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described Donald Trump’s decision to roll back sanctions on Russia as a “reward” for Vladimir Putin and warned it will embolden the Russian leader and intensify the Kremlin’s war, as Moscow launched one of its worst strikes yet on Ukraine’s power plants in an attempt to black out ...

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17 Oct 2026, 17:38 CEST → 18 Oct 2026, 23:00 CEST
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The Guardian - World

Ukrainian president warns it will embolden Russian leader and intensify war as Moscow hits country’s power plants Power plant attacks reflect Russian blueprint to make Ukrainian cities unlivable Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described Donald Trump’s decision to roll back sanctions on Russia as a “reward” for Vladimir Putin a...

Google News: The Independent

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump orders last-minute stay on Russian sanctions and refuses to blame Putin for war

Google News: New York Post

Trump's Russia sanctions pause will pressure Putin to 'tone down' war in Ukraine: energy secretary

ZDFheute - Nachrichten

Luftalarm, kein Strom und harte Winter - das sei die Realität in Kiew. Der ehemalige ukrainische Außenminister sendet eine klare Botschaft: Putin will zerstören, man halte stand. — not translated (source in a different language).

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