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The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin relayed a proposal regarding the Iran war to Donald Trump, coming shortly after a U.S. agreement to purchase Russian diesel amid surging fuel prices. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a sharp statement criticizing the diesel arrangement, saying the U.S. move to ease sanctions on Moscow 'plays into Russia's hands,' and legal experts have accused the agreement of contradicting existing Russia sanctions law. The developments highlight tension between U.S. efforts to manage fuel supply and geopolitical negotiations in the Middle East, and ongoing sanctions enforcement against Russia over its war in Ukraine, with implications for energy markets and diplomatic relations.