A Ford Ranger reassumiu a liderança das picapes médias em setembro, com 3.465 unidades e um novo recorde histórico de participação no Brasil, com 27,2% das vendas. Comparado a agosto esse volume representa um crescimento de 10,7%, destacando-se dentro do segmento que manteve praticamente o mesmo patamar, com uma queda de 0,2%.
O resultado da picape da Ford chama a atenção também no acumulado de 2026, com um crescimento de 8,7% (26.972 unidades), enquanto o segmento avançou só 3,5%. Com esse desempenho, a Ranger reforçou a sua posição como carro-chefe e ajudou a Ford a crescer 4,6% no mês, (com 4.982 unidades), o dobro dos 2,3% da indústria. No acumulado do ano, o avanço da marca foi de 8,6% (42.319 unidades).
Setembro foi o segundo mês de liderança da Ranger no ano, conquistada também em julho, consolidando um crescimento que vem ganhando força desde o lançamento da nova geração da picape em 2023. Além de já ter demarcado terreno como líder de vendas das versões de topo e intermediárias, ela agora começa a avançar também no segmento de entrada, com as novas versões XL que emplacaram mais de 700 unidades em setembro.
“Mesmo com a agressividade da concorrência nos últimos meses e a chegada de novos modelos, a Ranger continua a ser a referência em tecnologia, desempenho, estilo e modernidade das picapes médias”, diz Pedro Tadeu Resende, diretor de Operações da Ford Brasil. “Essa liderança é um reconhecimento à superioridade da Ranger, que junto com todos os atributos de engenharia conta também com uma estratégia adequada de conteúdo e preço, e ao trabalho das nossas concessionárias oferecendo as melhores condições para as necessidades de cada cliente.”
A variedade de opções é um dos fatores do sucesso da Ranger, com modelos que vão desde as versões XL para uso uso profissional, da Ford Pro, até a esportiva Ranger Raptor inspirada em veículos de competição no deserto, além das intermediárias XLS e Black e as topo de linha XLT e Limited.
Construída com uma plataforma totalmente nova, a Ranger surpreende pela robustez, versatilidade, conforto e excepcional dirigibilidade em todo tipo de terreno. Seu motor V6 3.0 diesel tem o maior torque da categoria (600 Nm), acompanhado de transmissão automática de 10 velocidades e tração 4WD, além da opção do robusto e eficiente 2.0 Diesel.
O seu projeto incorpora toda a experiência e o DNA Raça Forte de picapes da Ford, trazendo tecnologias como piloto automático adaptativo com stop & go, assistente de frenagem de ré, monitoramento de ponto cego com cobertura de reboque e câmeras 360°, além de atualizações over-the-air e conectividade embarcada de série.
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The prime minister is correct to judge the time is right to push for closer links with the EU. The political risk is far outweighed by the potential rewards
The German philosopher GWF Hegel famously evoked the owl of Minerva when discussing the historical wisdom that comes through hindsight. This autumn, she has flown tirelessly over the landscape of British politics. Party conference season was dominated by conflicting Labour and Conservative accounts of the 1970s and 80s. And a decade after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Andy Burnham this week abandoned all equivocation over the damage – economic but also strategic – that resulted from that decision.
Having declared that it is time to “face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good”, Mr Burnham told the House of Commons on Monday that it would be a “dereliction of duty” not to explore all options for closer relations with Brussels. Though he confirmed that in this parliament he will honour the red lines in Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour manifesto, all bets will subsequently be off.
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O operador turístico disponibiliza voos especiais para Djerba e Monastir na Páscoa e no verão de 2027, com partidas de Lisboa e do Porto. A campanha de lançamento decorre até 9 de novembro e permite reservar com uma sinalização de 50 euros por reserva, não reembolsável.Mensagens encontradas no celular do ex-banqueiro Daniel Vorcaro, ex-controlador do Banco Master, relatam a presença de um ministro em uma festa realizada em fevereiro de 2025, em um imóvel de luxo em São Paulo. Em uma das conversas, um funcionário afirma ter cedido um quarto ao convidado acompanhado de cinco mulheres. Dias depois, uma intermediária cobrou R$ 10 mil de Vorcaro e disse que uma das convidadas havia ficado com alguém identificado como “Kassio”.
Os diálogos foram divulgados nesta terça-feira (13) pelo portal UOL, em reportagem da colunista Daniela Lima. Investigadores da Polícia Federal e integrantes do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) avaliam que as referências podem estar relacionadas ao ministro Kassio Nunes Marques, que também preside o Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE). As mensagens, porém, não identificam expressamente o magistrado como o homem mencionado no episódio.
A festa ocorreu em 28 de fevereiro de 2025, em um triplex de propriedade de Vorcaro, na capital paulista. As conversas revelam que o evento envolveu a organização de convidados, a contratação de um chef e orientações para recolher os celulares das mulheres que chegavam ao local.
Durante a noite, Vorcaro acompanhou os acontecimentos à distância e recebeu atualizações de um funcionário identificado como Michael. Em uma das mensagens, enviada às 20h56, o empregado relatou que havia emprestado um quarto próximo para um ministro acompanhado de cinco mulheres. Ele também afirmou que tentou obter autorização do empresário, mas não conseguiu contato.
Mais tarde, às 22h58, Michael voltou a informar sobre a permanência do convidado. Segundo a mensagem, o ministro não demonstrava pressa para deixar o local e teria dito que estava renovando para começar tudo novamente. Por volta das 23h17, o funcionário comunicou que ele estava indo embora.
Em outra conversa relacionada à organização do evento, Vorcaro afirmou estar “fazendo graça pra ministro em SP”. A reportagem do UOL informa que a festa foi planejada inicialmente para cerca de 15 pessoas e que um registro de despesas apontou gastos de R$ 62,3 mil com alimentos, bebidas, materiais e equipe.
Uma semana após a festa, em 7 de março, uma mulher identificada como Rayanna procurou Vorcaro para tratar de um pagamento. Ela havia intermediado a presença de convidadas no encontro.
Na conversa, Rayanna perguntou se havia dado certo o encontro de uma amiga e afirmou que ela havia ficado com “Kassio”. A mulher acrescentou que a convidada estava cobrando o valor combinado.
Vorcaro pediu que ela encaminhasse os dados e o valor. Rayanna respondeu que seriam R$ 10 mil e voltou a afirmar que a amiga havia ficado com ele.
Os diálogos divulgados não esclarecem se o pagamento chegou a ser realizado. Também não comprovam, isoladamente, que o “Kassio” citado pela mulher seja o ministro do STF.
As mensagens mostram ainda que Vorcaro orientou um funcionário a recolher os aparelhos celulares das mulheres que chegavam à festa. Às 14h25 daquele dia, o empresário perguntou a Michael se ele deveria pegar os telefones das convidadas, e o funcionário confirmou que sim.
A orientação aparece entre as conversas sobre a preparação do evento, que incluía a contratação de um chef para servir um churrasco e a coordenação da chegada dos participantes.
O conteúdo das mensagens passou a chamar atenção pela referência a um ministro e pela cobrança posterior relacionada a uma das convidadas. A identificação do homem citado, contudo, depende de esclarecimentos adicionais e não pode ser estabelecida apenas com base nos trechos divulgados.
Procurada pelo UOL, a assessoria de Kassio Nunes Marques ainda não havia se manifestado até a publicação da reportagem. O espaço permanece aberto para posicionamento.
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Os projetos vão ser desenvolvidos em Arroios, Lisboa, Valdujo, em Trancoso, e Praia de Mira, num investimento global superior a 282 mil euros. As intervenções incluem mais zonas verdes, estruturas de sombra, pontos de água potável e espaços de descanso para responder aos períodos de calor extremo.Lisboa, a DouroAzul e o Porto do Funchal estão entre os vencedores dos World Cruise Awards 2026, que distinguiram as principais marcas e destinos da indústria mundial de cruzeiros. Os vencedores foram anunciados a 12 de outubro, durante a sexta edição da cerimónia de gala, realizada no Princess Grand Jamaica, na Jamaica, no âmbito da […]A Renault amplia a gama do Master com a chegada da nova versão Minibus VIP by Raytec, desenvolvida para clientes que buscam níveis superiores de conforto, acabamento e funcionalidade no transporte de passageiros. Com capacidade para 15 passageiros mais o motorista, a novidade passa a integrar o portfólio de soluções da linha Master oferecendo uma configuração voltada para aplicações como transporte executivo, receptivo corporativo, hotelaria, turismo e fretamento premium.
Desenvolvida em parceria com a Raytec, especialista em transformações veiculares, a nova versão VIP chega ao mercado integrada à oferta da Renault como uma solução homologada e pronta para operação. O lançamento do Minibus VIP by Raytec simplifica o processo de aquisição para empresas e operadores que desejam um veículo com padrão superior de acabamento e conforto.
Baseada no Renault Master Minibus L3H2, a nova versão foi desenvolvida para oferecer uma experiência de viagem diferenciada, aliando conforto, praticidade e refinamento. O compartimento de passageiros conta com isolamento termoacústico nas laterais e no teto, além de revestimentos exclusivos em ABS de acabamento bicolor, que proporcionam um ambiente mais agradável e sofisticado.
A versão também incorpora uma central multimídia de 7 polegadas compatível com Android Auto e Apple CarPlay, ampliando a conectividade e a praticidade para o condutor durante a operação.
A configuração interna inclui 13 poltronas individuais reclináveis para os passageiros, equipadas com apoios de braço e de cabeça, além de portas-objetos e pontos de carregamento USB e USB-C distribuídos por todas as fileiras.
O arranjo dos bancos foi projetado para aumentar o conforto durante as viagens, com fileiras alinhadas ao nível da cabine na parte dianteira e disposição elevada na região traseira, contribuindo para melhor visibilidade dos ocupantes.
O Master Minibus VIP by Raytec incorpora uma série de elementos voltados à valorização do ambiente interno. O modelo dispõe de iluminação em LED no compartimento traseiro e iluminação indireta integrada à área de circulação dos passageiros, criando uma atmosfera moderna e acolhedora.
O acabamento do piso utiliza revestimento com textura amadeirada, reforçando a sensação de requinte do interior. Cortinas laterais complementam o conforto dos ocupantes durante os deslocamentos. Além disso, a configuração contempla soluções que facilitam a operação diária, como carpete removível nas entradas e sistema de apoio para movimentação de bagagens.
A nova versão mantém os atributos que fizeram do Master a líder de vendas do segmento no Brasil durante 12 anos consecutivos, combinando robustez, versatilidade e baixo custo total de propriedade para os clientes profissionais.
Entre os equipamentos voltados à operação e segurança estão tacógrafo digital homologado, câmera traseira, sensores de estacionamento, aviso sonoro de ré, extintor de incêndio, martelos de emergência nas janelas laterais, sinalização luminosa das saídas de emergência e película de proteção solar em conformidade com a regulamentação vigente.
Com 6.225 mm de comprimento total e amplo compartimento para bagagens, o Master Minibus VIP combina capacidade de transporte, conforto e eficiência para diferentes perfis de operação.
Master Minibus VIP by Raytec – R$ 375.000,00
Diferenciais da versão:
Transformação homologada pela Renault desenvolvida em parceria com a Raytec
13 poltronas individuais reclináveis com apoio de braço e cabeça
Tomadas USB e USB-C distribuídas em todas as fileiras
Multimidia de 7” com Android Auto e Apple Carplay
Isolamento termoacústico nas laterais e no teto
Revestimentos internos em ABS bicolor (cinza claro e escuro)
Iluminação em LED no compartimento de passageiros
Iluminação indireta integrada ao corredor e aos degraus de acesso
Piso com acabamento de textura amadeirada
Cortinas laterais no compartimento de passageiros
Porta-objetos em rede integrados às poltronas
Compartimento traseiro para bagagens
Haste auxiliar para movimentação de malas
Tacógrafo digital homologado
Câmera de ré e sensores de estacionamento traseiros
Sinalização luminosa e adesivos de saída de emergência
Martelos de emergência nas janelas laterais
Equipamentos de série do Master Minibus
Ar-condicionado com saída traseira
Computador de bordo
Banco do motorista com regulagem de altura e profundidade
Direção eletro-hidráulica com regulagem de profundidade
Retrovisores elétricos com dupla visão
Travas e vidros elétricos
Airbag duplo
Freios ABS com BAS
Indicador de troca de marcha
Controles de estabilidade (ESP) e tração (TCS)
Assistente de partida em rampa (HSA)
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De um lado fica uma baía e do outro a ria. Caminhando por este passadiço vai ter aos dois lados desta encantadora zona do Algarve.
O conteúdo O passadiço do Algarve onde caminhamos sobre a água (com VÍDEO) aparece primeiro em Algarve Marafado.
O Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (MNE) desaconselha viagens à Arábia Saudita na sequência dos ataques a aeroportos, apelando à comunidade portuguesa para evitar deslocações não essenciais.
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At present, under the impact of factors such as deep adjustments in the global balance of economic power, frequent geopolitical crises, the “weaponization” of finance, and the accelerating pace of technological progress, the existing international monetary system is unable to cope with complex and rapidly changing external challenges and is undergoing continuous evolution.
I. Stylized Facts: The Basic Landscape of the Current International Monetary System
In the process of global de-dollarization, the international monetary system has shown a trend of evolving from the hegemonic system of unipolar dollar dominance formed after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system toward a parallel pattern of multipolarization, regionalization, and digitalization. The dollar’s core position remains, but its hegemonic status is gradually being eroded.
Data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show that the dollar’s reserve share has declined from 69.74% in 2000 to 56.42% in 2025, with a clear long-term downward trend. Even though there were periodic rebounds during this period, the long-term downward trajectory remains unchanged. This long-term non-cyclical decline can be explained by central banks’ construction and rebalancing of reserve portfolios based on market efficiency and asset security under the existing institutional system.
The trend toward diversification of reserve currencies is becoming increasingly obvious. In the process of building diversified reserves, central banks have included non-traditional international currencies in their portfolios, broadening the options for international reserve currencies. The share of non-traditional international currencies in international reserve currencies has risen from 2.48% in 2017 to 6.13% in 2025. Although the absolute share is still not high, it has increased by nearly 1.5 times.
The substitution effect of gold reserves is significant. From 2022 to 2025, global central banks’ net gold purchases exceeded 4,000 tons, and official gold reserves surpassed U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time. The logic behind this is both the increased demand for central bank asset allocation under the trend of weakening dollar credit and a strategic reconstruction of sovereign states’ control over financial assets under financial sanctions.
In 2025, the dollar accounted for 56% of global trade settlement. Its dominant position remains, but its leading advantage is declining. The dollar’s advantage in trade settlement comes from the dollar-denominated and dollar-settled system for mainstream global commodities (such as crude oil, gold, copper, soybeans, etc.), especially the petrodollar system. This system has provided strong support for the dollar in maintaining its core position in the international monetary system.
Although the petrodollar system has been impacted in recent years, and some oil-producing countries, oil-consuming countries, and countries subject to U.S. sanctions have continuously advanced de-dollarization in oil settlement—for example, China and Russia use renminbi and rubles in oil settlement, and China and Saudi Arabia use dollars and renminbi in oil settlement—the scale of non-dollar oil settlement is still too small compared with global petrodollar settlement to shake the dollar’s oil settlement position. However, de-dollarization of oil settlement means the reconstruction of the oil settlement system, that is, the transition from a dollar monopoly settlement system to a multi-currency coexistence settlement system. In the long run, the shift in the balance of currency settlement, or in other words the substitution of other currencies for the dollar, will continue to continuously shake the dollar’s trade settlement position.
Data from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) for May 2026 show that the dollar accounted for 50.73% of global payments, a slight increase from 50.49% at the end of 2025. On the one hand, this comes from dollar trade settlement. Dollar trade settlement must be realized through dollar payments for funds to land; as much dollar trade settlement as there is corresponds to as much dollar payment. On the other hand, the dollar accounts for nearly 90% of global trade financing, slightly more than 80% of global trade financing, and together with the safe-haven demand for dollar assets, these financial transactions greatly support the dollar’s payment share.
Although the dollar’s share in international payments has not yet changed significantly, the global cross-border payment system, namely the two-tier architecture system mainly composed of SWIFT and the Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS), is being impacted by multi-threading. These shocks come from security demands arising from the abuse of the global cross-border payment system in geopolitical conflicts. With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, the United States used its control over the global cross-border payment system to cut off Russia’s dollar settlement channel in order to strike its economy. Sovereign states have reassessed the risks of relying on a single global cross-border payment system and urgently need to seek safe and alternative cross-border payment systems, such as discussions among BRICS countries on the feasibility of the “BRICS Bridge” payment platform, China’s acceleration of building the renminbi cross-border payment system, and the euro area’s acceleration of promoting the launch of the digital euro. As safe and alternative global cross-border payment systems are gradually implemented and used, a multi-threaded pattern of the international payment system has initially taken shape.
II. Theoretical Logic: The Internal Mechanism of the Evolution of the International Monetary System
Today, international currency is developing along a trend of diversification, but its institutional foundation still belongs to the Jamaica system. Compared with the Bretton Woods system, the Jamaica system made two important adjustments: first, it reset the monetary anchor and abolished the fixed parity between gold and the dollar, replacing the “gold anchor” with a “fiat credit anchor.” While completely freeing the dollar’s issuance, it also solved the problem of gold runs; second, exchange rate arrangements became diversified, and member countries could arrange exchange rates independently, thus resolving the problem of speculative currency attacks under fixed exchange rates. Through this institutional arrangement, the “Triffin Dilemma” under the Bretton Woods system—the dilemma between increasing dollar supply to meet global liquidity demand and maintaining the fixed dollar-gold parity—was broken. However, the Jamaica system produced a “new Triffin Dilemma,” namely the contradiction between meeting the dollar demand for international liquidity and maintaining dollar credit.
The U.S. current account deficit exports dollars, and capital flows back to the capital market, forming a perfect cycle. This cycle is basically the solution to the “new Triffin Dilemma.” However, its cornerstone is maintaining dollar credit. The maintenance of dollar credit is the result of multiple dimensions working together, such as monetary policy independence, financial market depth, fiscal deficit scale, foreign policy stability, financial sanctions, and the level of fintech development. Changes in various factors will affect dollar credit to different degrees. In recent years, U.S. foreign policy and financial sanctions have become the main drivers weakening dollar credit.
First, U.S. anti-globalization policies have damaged the nodes of the dollar credit network. President Trump implemented a series of anti-globalization policies, such as imposing tariffs, withdrawing from international organizations, and building exclusive small circles. To some extent, the implementation of these policies restricts the development of global trade liberalization and promotes the reshaping of the global trade landscape. The dollar is a beneficiary of global trade liberalization. The market fragmentation and rising protectionism brought about by changes in the trade landscape objectively loosen the path dependence effect dominated by the dollar’s network externalities and narrow the scope of the dollar’s use. As a result, its share in pricing, payment, and settlement is gradually compressed, whether in the use of the dollar in bilateral trade between the United States and other countries or in the use of the dollar in trade between countries other than the United States.
Second, financial sanctions have shaken the cornerstone of dollar credit. The manifestation of financial sanctions is the weaponization of the dollar, that is, the United States uses its dominance over international dollar clearing and control over U.S. Treasury bonds to long-term implement sanctions against Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other countries, such as freezing dollar assets and cutting off dollar clearing channels (removing them from the SWIFT system), to achieve its geopolitical policy goals. The weaponization of the dollar means that the dollar assets held by various countries have no security at all. Once the security attribute as a global public good is stripped from the dollar, dollar credit becomes worthless. Therefore, the United States’ abuse of dollar hegemony not only causes other countries around the world to lose confidence in dollar credit but also prompts them to think about rebuilding the future international monetary order. The rational choice in thinking about how to reduce dependence on the dollar is to choose an international currency that can replace the dollar and has sufficient security attributes. This is also the fundamental reason why “de-dollarization” has become a global consensus.
III. Response Strategies: Pragmatic Paths in the Evolution of the International Monetary System
Looking back at the continuously evolving international monetary landscape, we see that the decline of monetary hegemony is a long-term process. In this process, China’s strategic principles are: first, reduce excessive dependence on a single sovereign currency and enhance China’s cross-border payment and overseas asset security; second, China actively participates in the reform of the international monetary system and contributes Chinese wisdom to it.
The goal of building the financial infrastructure for renminbi internationalization is to construct an autonomous, controllable, widely covered, and efficiently cleared renminbi cross-border payment system (CIPS). The main current problem is that, in response to financial sanctions, China’s CIPS is usable but still cannot achieve complete autonomy and control. It is necessary to improve CIPS’s capacity for autonomy and control. CIPS and SWIFT are cooperative in cross-border renminbi clearing business. Under certain conditions, SWIFT can affect the normal operation of CIPS. Therefore, while using SWIFT’s global network advantages to expand CIPS network users, China should gradually enhance the technical independence of CIPS operations. At the same time, it is also necessary to fill gaps in the global layout of clearing banks. Strengthen the establishment of renminbi clearing banks in countries and regions with layout blind spots (such as Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and other blank areas) to form a “point-line-surface” full-coverage overseas renminbi clearing service network.
Currency network externalities affect the level of currency internationalization. The reason the dollar can stand out among international currencies depends more on inertial effects external to the network. At present, the renminbi’s “circle of friends” is increasingly expanding, but it more often serves bilateral renminbi settlement between China and other countries and regions. The use of the renminbi among third countries is still in its infancy, and a multilateral interconnected renminbi network has not yet formed. To promote the use of the renminbi among third countries, on the one hand, it is necessary to promote the renminbi’s functions of pricing, settlement, investment, and financing among China’s neighboring countries and countries along the Belt and Road Initiative; on the other hand, China’s neighboring countries should be taken as a breakthrough point, relying on close economic and trade ties and a convenient renminbi interconnection network, to promote the renminbi’s use as a “public good” in trade and investment among third countries.
Although the domestic financial market has made considerable progress in opening up and market construction, the global attractiveness of renminbi assets is still clearly insufficient, due to both opening mechanism problems and financial product problems. First, further accelerate the opening of the financial market and launch more distinctive financial products open to overseas institutions to meet overseas institutions’ renminbi asset allocation and hedging needs. Second, increase the supply of high-quality financial assets. Around the “five major articles” of finance, deepen supply-side reform of the financial market, increase the supply of technology and green financial products, promote the rapid development of the panda bond market, and use high-quality financial products to raise overseas institutions’ incentive to allocate renminbi assets, thereby increasing their allocation share of renminbi assets. Third, accelerate the construction of an offshore renminbi center in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. Connect supply and demand between offshore and onshore markets, coordinate the development of offshore and onshore markets, and ultimately lay the market foundation for building a smooth domestic and international financial circulation mechanism for the renminbi.
The development of the international monetary system toward multipolarity objectively converges toward the coexistence of several sovereign currencies in a competitive equilibrium. As the world’s second-largest economy supported by a strong economic size, China should provide the world with safe renminbi reserve assets and an efficient and convenient global renminbi settlement network. To this end, it is necessary to further advance international financial cooperation at two levels. At the level of building a regional financial safety net, relying on the continuously increasing scale of renminbi swap agreements and the increasingly complete renminbi clearing network, inject renminbi liquidity when regional economic crises occur, and enhance the region’s ability to respond to crisis shocks. At the level of promoting reform of international financial governance, continue to promote reform of governance imbalances caused by the “veto power,” use voting mechanism reform to constrain the hegemonic behavior of hegemonic currencies, participate in the formulation of global financial rules, oppose the weaponization of financial infrastructure, and safeguard its neutrality and public good attributes.
Author: Yang Xuefeng, Associate Researcher at the Institute of World Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Original article: sass.org.cn
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US President Donald Trump’s envoys told Kyiv that letting Russia sell diesel could draw Moscow back to peace talks, Reuters reported. In the same meeting, they said Russia’s leader was not ready to negotiate. Since then, Moscow has offered nothing in return, and Trump has brushed off claims that Russia helps Iran.
Washington is pressing Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries and offering Moscow economic incentives to return to peace talks, even though Russia has made no commitment in return. Yesterday, Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv before air raid sirens sounded, amid disputed warnings that the US could cut intelligence support. Meanwhile, Ukraine is being asked to halt its long-range campaign against the oil infrastructure that fuels and finances Russia's war.
Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met the Ukrainian delegation in Miami on 9 October. They described Russian President Vladimir Putin as unprepared to negotiate but said the diesel deal could help restart three-way talks, two of the sources said.
The third source said the deal could “soften” Moscow because it “sends a signal that Trump is open to do things” with Russia. One of the sources described the plan:
“The idea was that the US could go back to Russia and say ‘See, the Ukrainians stopped striking and we gave you this deal. Now it’s your turn to do something.’”
Ukraine’s part was to stop hitting Russian refineries. Kushner repeated Trump’s request at the meeting, noting the administration had made it several times, two sources said.
The Ukrainians agreed to nothing formally, Reuters’ sources said. They signaled they would accept an energy ceasefire if Russia did the same, but saw the US approach as an attempt to appease Russia with business deals.
Two days later, Trump declared an energy ceasefire, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready if Russia reciprocated. Euromaidan Press has monitored official and unofficial Ukrainian and Russian sources and found no reports of new Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries after Trump’s announcement. One of the last, on the night of the diesel announcement, knocked out more than half the tanks at a fuel-export terminal in Rostov-on-Don.
Three sources told Reuters the envoys did not threaten to cut US support over the refinery strikes. A Ukrainian official told Axios, however, that the envoys warned Trump could cut Ukraine off from US intelligence, which a US official denied. US officials are also believed to have told European allies that Trump would halt PURL, the NATO scheme for Europe-funded US weapons for Ukraine, unless the strikes stopped, according to FT.
A person close to the Kremlin told Reuters that Putin would return to the table only when he gets “the remaining 11% of Donbas.” Ukraine refuses to cede more land. During the 9 October call that produced the deal, Putin declined to commit to resuming talks, his aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, Axios reported.
Moscow has not confirmed the energy ceasefire either. Trump insisted on 12 October that the sides had agreed “because I said they agreed,” RFE/RL reported. On the evening of 12 October, Russian munitions collapsed an apartment stairwell in Kharkiv, killing four people. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak, meanwhile, claimed diesel exports could reach 3.0–3.5 million tons a month by year-end, above the volumes Trump announced.
Late on 12 October, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he did not believe Russia and China were helping Iran, since they have “too much to lose.” In March, he told Fox News that Putin “might be helping them a little bit.” Asked about Russia’s possible support for Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on 2 September that his message to everyone was to “stay away.” That month, a Financial Times investigation found Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles that could threaten US warships.
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