US envoys Witkoff and Kushner told Ukrainian officials the US-Russia diesel deal—allowing over 2.25 million barrels of Russian exports—could soften Moscow's position and revive peace talks. The US also urged Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries to persuade Putin to make concessions.

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