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Defence official: Front heats up, energy truce fails as US-Kyiv strain grows

ERR News16 October 2026, 12:24 UTCRussia

The recent US–Russia diesel deal and a failed energy truce have strained ties with Kyiv at a time when fighting has been escalating at the front, the defense ministry said.

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