Europe must wake up and join efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict - Czech Prime Minister

Andrey Babis called the Russia-US agreement on diesel supplies a complete shock

Prague, October 12. /TASS/. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said Europe must wake up and join efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

Ambassador Arjan TK quoted him as saying: Europe should wake up and take care of this situation in general and also participate in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Babis called the Russian-American agreement on diesel supply a complete shock.

The Czech Prime Minister, who will represent his country at the upcoming EU meeting, said that Vladimir Zelensky is expected to attend the meeting in Brussels. He added: European leaders will discuss the situation in Ukraine, but it remains to be seen whether the agreements between Russia and America will lead to a change in their rhetoric.

On October 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump discussed the supply of petroleum products, among other issues, in a phone call. Putin said that Russia has once again emphasized its readiness to supply oil and oil products to the American and world markets. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said: Russia has begun to lift the diesel export ban ahead of schedule and is ready to supply 300,000 metric tons of diesel in October, 500,000 metric tons in November, and 1 million metric tons in December, and the supply will potentially reach 3 million metric tons per month in the future. The US government exempts the supply of Russian diesel to world markets from US sanctions until April 7, 2027.