The White House announced an agreement with Moscow regarding oil on October 9th, including the lifting of US sanctions on Russian oil and an immediate delivery of 300,000 tonnes of diesel. This decision has been met with a disheartened response from the Ukrainian president, who labelled the move “undignified and weak”. The announcement comes as a Ukrainian delegation is currently in Washington, D.C. engaged in discussions with representatives of Donald Trump. The oil agreement appears to circumvent ongoing diplomatic efforts, raising concerns in Ukraine about the implications of the US shifting its energy policy toward Russia. Details of the agreement and its long-term effects are still emerging, but the initial reaction from Kyiv is strongly negative. The move signals a potential recalibration of US-Russia relations in the energy sector.