Trump says US still sharing intel with Ukraine, defends Russian diesel deal


FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - President Donald ⁠Trump said on Tuesday that the United ‌States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv and Moscow to bring an end to ​the war.

"We are helping them, and ⁠we are sharing ⁠intel," Trump told reporters. "We want the war to end, ⁠so ‌we're working with them and Russia on getting the war to end."

Trump said ⁠both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr ‌Zelenskiy want the war to end, but "there is ⁠a lot ​of hatred between the two of them" and they "don't know how to get there."

Trump was also asked ⁠about a deal involving Russian ​diesel that has drawn criticism from US lawmakers in both parties, who say it appears to violate ⁠US restrictions on Russian energy imports imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Asked whether Russia could use proceeds from the diesel deal to purchase more bombs, ​Trump sidestepped the question. "That's a ⁠diesel deal, not for us. That's being released ​into the world. That's not ‌being released to us."

(Reporting by ​Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Michelle Nichols )

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