At a Brussels summit on October 16, Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked European leaders for their support without mentioning strained ties with the United States. He said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian oil refineries because Russia had not honored the energy ceasefire proposed by President Trump, after Ukraine had paused its attacks for three days at Washington's request. Trump had recently reached a deal allowing Russia to export diesel, which Zelensky described as a betrayal, and on October 15 he told Newsmax that Zelensky was not easy to work with. EU leaders are preparing a 22nd sanctions package against Russia, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Russia did not respect the truce 'even for a minute'. Citing a CNN source, the report says Ukraine has run out of Patriot missiles, and Zelensky is calling for more air defense and financial support.
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