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'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal

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  1. Contradicted The average price of diesel in the US is $6.28 (£4.74) a gallon, according to the AAA, up from last month's $5.94 average and $3.68 last year.

    AI The claim's core figure is a national AAA diesel average of $6.28, but the first result says the national diesel average reached $6.16, and that AAA lists $6.16 as the highest recorded national diesel average. The state-level AAA pages and the ABC7 snippet do not give a national diesel figure that matches $6.28, and the $5.94 month-ago and $3.68 year-ago figures could not be checked against a national source.

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  1. Confirmed Trump told reporters outside the White House on Saturday that Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world" by continuing to authorise attacks on Russian refineries.

    AI Multiple results report that Trump said on Saturday, reporters outside the White House, that Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world," in the context of Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries. The exact wording "continuing to authorise" is not used, but the results say Zelensky ignored Trump's request to stop hitting refineries, so the core claim holds.

  2. Confirmed Trump confirmed on Friday that an agreement had been reached with Moscow to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports until 7 April.

    AI The Yahoo News and Fox News results both state that Trump confirmed on Friday that Washington reached an agreement with Moscow to suspend Russian diesel restrictions until 7 April, matching the core of the claim. The Hurriyet and Akashvani results add that the US Treasury license runs until 7 April 2027, which is consistent with the claim, though the year is not stated in the claim and the results do not say which Friday. The Yahoo and Fox snippets appear to repeat the same underlying statement.

  3. Confirmed Zelensky warned that a new deal to release Russian diesel into the US would provide Moscow with money to continue its war against Ukraine, calling it a gift to Putin.

    AI Multiple results report Zelensky calling the Trump-Putin Russian diesel deal a "gift to Putin," and The Hill quotes his X post saying allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is "an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged," which matches the claim that the deal would fund Moscow's war. Several outlets appear to repeat the same X post and interview, so they are not independent confirmation.

  4. Confirmed Trump said "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president" in response to Zelensky's criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia.

    AI Multiple results report that Trump said Saturday it was "time for Ukraine to get a new president" after Zelenskyy criticized the U.S. diesel deal with Russia. The exact quote differs slightly from the claim's "it's time" (the AP-based reports use "it was time" in reported speech), but the meaning is the same. The WBAL and CNBC reports appear to repeat the same AP report, so they are not independent confirmation.

  5. Confirmed Under the deal, Russia would release an initial 300,000 tonnes of diesel followed by an additional 500,000 tonnes in November.

    AI Several results report Trump's Truth Social announcement that Russia would immediately supply about 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by 500,000 tons in November, matching the claim's figures and timing. All of these reports repeat the same single source, Trump's post, and none independently verify that the deliveries happened.

  6. Confirmed Diesel production in Russia dropped by an estimated 30%, according to the International Energy Agency.

    AI The IEA commentary states that Russian diesel production is estimated to have fallen by nearly 30%, which matches the claim's estimated 30% drop attributed to the IEA. A PBS report also attributes the roughly 30% diesel output fall to the IEA, but it repeats the same IEA finding rather than adding independent evidence.

  7. Confirmed EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said European foreign ministers intended to approve the biggest set of sanctions on Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion on Monday.

    AI Several results report that Kallas said EU foreign ministers intended to approve the biggest set of sanctions against Russia since the war began on Monday, matching the claim's core. The results say 'the start of the war' rather than 'full-scale invasion', which is the same meaning. The reports appear to derive from the same Kallas statement, so they are not fully independent.

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