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4%
1 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Mr Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday: “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump → post → Russia
Both parties have agreed.
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parties → agree → ?
He did not give any further details.
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He → give → details
Mr Zelensky said it was “news for me” but that Ukraine would agree if Russia did, according to news site Axios.
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Russia → say → Axios
He said he was willing to organise elections in Ukraine if Russia stuck to a 60-day ceasefire, in another interview with US broadcaster ABC.
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Russia → say → ABC
The US president had said it was “time for Ukraine to get a new president” after Mr Zelensky objected to the US deal announced on Friday to obtain millions of tonnes of diesel from Russia, saying it would extend the war.
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it → say → war
Mr Trump is under pressure to bring down fuel prices ahead of November’s midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.
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that → bring → Congress
Diesel prices have rocketed in recent months because of the disruption to global supplies caused by the US-Israel war against Iran and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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prices → rocket → Russia
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“No doubt President Trump is feeling the same pressure that lots of leaders are facing in terms of wanting to ease cost-of-living pressures, energy prices.”
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lots → read → pressures
Mr Streeting also sought to play down the effect the move has on US support for Ukraine, saying people should not “overstate the impact”.
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people → seek → impact
He told the BBC: “We actually do a lot of procurement with and through the United States to support Ukraine with things like missile defences.
“There is clearly a big effort being led by the United States on the diplomatic track.
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We → tell → track
So, let’s not overstate the impact of President Trump’s decision on purchasing oil from Russia, and let’s not also understate US support for Ukraine.”
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’s → let → Ukraine
The UK has pledged to maintain pressure on Russia through tough sanctions after the move from Mr Trump, which comes after the US leader signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law just last month aimed at clamping down on the oil and gas revenues that fuel Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
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that → pledge → Ukraine
The Prime Minister told Mr Zelensky he recognised it had been a “difficult” 24 hours for Ukraine when they spoke on Saturday and pledged the UK would take further action to “constrain the Russian war machine”.
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UK → tell → machine
Mr Zelensky had criticised Mr Trump’s deal, saying it “plays into Russia’s hands” and would prolong the war.
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it → criticise → war
The US president, meanwhile, lashed out at the Ukrainian leader on Saturday, suggesting Mr Zelensky had not done enough to end the war with Russia.
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Zelensky → lash → Russia
Speaking at the White House, he said: “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal″, adding that “for some reason (Zelensky) never does”.
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Zelensky → speak → reason
He added: “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president.”
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Ukraine → add → president
Elections have been suspended in Ukraine since the war broke out in 2022 and the country was put under martial law.
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country → suspend → law
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Mr Trump was “wrong” to make the deal with Russia and for his comments about the Ukrainian leader.
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Trump → say → leader
She said: “Ukraine’s freedom is not President Trump’s to bargain away.
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freedom → say → ?
“He is wrong to ease sanctions on Russian diesel, wrong to blame President Zelensky for prolonging Putin’s war and wrong to undermine a nation fighting for its right to exist.
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He → ease → right
Reward Russia and we should expect to see more aggression, including from other countries.
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we → reward → countries
“We can also kiss goodbye to any just and lasting peace.
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We → kiss → peace
This is why Conservatives have stood with Ukraine against Putin.
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Conservatives → stand → Putin
Ukraine’s future belongs to Ukrainians.
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future → belong → Ukrainians
“They alone have the right to choose their president and we stand with President Zelensky because he fights not for himself, but for the survival of his country and his people.”
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he → have → country
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