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2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Zelensky says Ukraine will stop hitting Russia’s refineries if US provides missiles
WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov 1 that his country would stop hitting Russian oil refineries – a key demand of US President Donald Trump – if Washington provided Kyiv with powerful Patriot interceptor missiles.
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Washington → say → missiles
Trump, battling inflation at home driven in large part by soaring energy prices fuelled by his war on Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has demanded the European foes stop attacking each other’s energy sites.
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foes → battle → sites
Speaking to US broadcaster Fox News on Nov 1, Zelensky said he had had “different and several” conversations with Trump and his team about the issue.
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he → speak → issue
“We asked that we can’t not respond after Russia’s attack on our energy, after Russia is killing our people, attacks on our electricity, gas, refineries, on everything,” he told Fox News host Trey Yingst.
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he → ask → Yingst
“We said that if you want us not to attack Russia’s refineries, they have not to attack our energy system.
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they → say → system
Another alternative, give us Patriot missiles, we will find money, not just aid.”
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we → give → money
Zelensky said if Washington provided the missile systems for one month, Kyiv would cease attacks on Russian refineries for the same period.
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Kyiv → say → period
Patriot missiles are among the most important weapons Ukraine has to intercept Russian drones and missiles.
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Ukraine → have → drones
Asked if he was concerned that this would be seen as trying to “leverage” Trump, Zelensky answered in the negative.
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Zelensky → ask → negative
“I don’t have any concerns when I share the truth between partners,” he said.
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he → have → partners
The Trump administration on Oct 30 green-lit the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, the State Department said, but the Ukrainian president warned deliveries could take years.
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deliveries → light → years
Ukrainian authorities have been warning for weeks that their supplies of the interceptor missiles were dwindling.
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supplies → warn → missiles
Last week, Zelensky suggested that US and European allies could give his country missiles from their stockpiles, which would later be replenished by the new purchase authorized on Oct 30.
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which → suggest → Oct
The longest truce of the Ukraine war, limited to the eastern Kherson region, ended on Nov 1 after Russia refused the offer of an extension, Ukrainian officials said.
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officials → limit → extension
US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine are set to resume this month, having been effectively frozen since the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran in February.
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States → mediate → February
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