Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy
Canadian PM says agreement provides revenue for Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, speak after signing agreements in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Photograph: CTV News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed a new diesel fuel supply agreement between the U.S. and Russia with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Carney's office stated the agreement provides Russia with new revenue, which runs against Canada and its allies' efforts to end the war in Europe.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced the deal on Friday and later posted on social media about an 'energy ceasefire' between Ukraine and Russia.
- Zelenskyy stated on social media that he supports the 'energy ceasefire' but is awaiting details from the White House.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 31 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 22 of the 53 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
20/100
53 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
Only 3 of the 31 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about a new diesel fuel supply agreement between the U.S. and Russia. The Prime Minister's Office stated that the agreement, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, runs against the efforts of Canada and its allies to end the war in Europe by providing Russia with new revenue.
Trump posted on social media that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an 'energy ceasefire'. Zelenskyy stated on social media that he supports Trump's 'energy ceasefire' but is awaiting details from the White House. He also stated that Russia must back up the ceasefire by ending its strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Disagreement on Zelenskyy's awareness of the 'energy ceasefire'
The Prime Minister's Office stated that Trump's social media post about an 'energy ceasefire' 'appeared to be news to Zelenskyy'. Zelenskyy's own social media statement indicated he was awaiting details from the White House regarding the 'energy ceasefire'.
What the coverage left out
No reports from the left-rated or centre-rated outlets mentioned U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the agreement on Friday. None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports included Zelenskyy's statement that Russia must back up the 'energy ceasefire' by ending its strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 106 times, most recently on 12 Oct 2026, 22:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
18 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports led with Prime Minister Mark Carney's statement that the U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine's peace cause. These reports carried the Prime Minister's Office's assertion that the agreement runs against Canada and its allies' efforts to end the war in Europe by providing Russia with new revenue. They also reported Zelenskyy's support for Trump's 'energy ceasefire' while awaiting details from the White House.
Centre
10 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports also led with Prime Minister Mark Carney's statement that the U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine's peace cause. These reports included the Prime Minister's Office's view that the agreement provides Russia with new revenue and runs counter to allied efforts to end the war. They also noted Zelenskyy's support for the 'energy ceasefire' but his need for further details from the White House.
Right
3 rated outlets
- Interfax’s digest reported that Canadian finance minister Mark Carney spoke by telephone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about a United States‑Russia arrangement to supply Russian diesel to the United States, citing a statement from the Canadian prime‑minister’s office. Observador’s digest added that Carney warned Zelensky the deal, involving 300,000 tons of diesel, would provide Moscow revenue to fund the war.
- Neither of the right‑rated digests includes a cost estimate for the diesel shipment, any comment from United States officials, or details on the logistics of delivery. Both digests focus solely on Carney’s phone call and the warning about revenue, leaving out broader diplomatic reactions or alternative viewpoints.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy?
- Of the 31 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 58% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 10% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 53. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 31 rated outlets on this story, 58% are rated left, 32% are rated centre, 10% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy biased?
- Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy is one event reported by 53 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Carney criticises US-Russia diesel deal with Zelenskyy?
- 53 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the new diesel fuel supply agreement?
- The agreement is between the U.S. and Russia for Russia to supply millions of tonnes of diesel fuel to the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the deal on Friday.
- What is Canada's position on the agreement?
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office stated that the agreement runs against Canada and its allies' efforts to end the war in Europe by providing Russia with new revenue.
- What did President Zelenskyy say about the agreement?
- President Zelenskyy stated on social media that he supports Trump's 'energy ceasefire' but is awaiting details from the White House. He also indicated that Russia must end its strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Read it at the source
54 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
18- Canada’s PM Carney Slams US–Russia Diesel Deal, Warns It Could Help Fund War Against Ukraine (opens United24 in a new tab)
- The US-Russia Pact Threatens Peace in Ukraine, Says Carney (opens Radio-Canada in a new tab)
Radio-Canada — is Radio-Canada biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Mark Carney Denounces Agreement on Russian Diesel in a Call to Volodymyr Zelensky (opens TVA Nouvelles in a new tab)
TVA Nouvelles — is TVA Nouvelles biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Buying Diesel! Carney Believes that the Agreement Between Washington and Moscow Is Detrimental to Peace in Ukraine. (opens La Presse in a new tab)
La Presse — is La Presse biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens InnisfilToday.ca in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Coast Reporter in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
Collingwood Today — is Collingwood Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens St Catharines Standard in a new tab)
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Centre
11- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause (opens CP24 in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Chek news in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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Right
3- Canada Condemns Trump's Agreement with Putin on Gas Oil (opens Observador in a new tab)
Observador — is Observador biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Zelenskyy Runs to Mark Carney for Support Against Donald Trump (opens The Last Refuge in a new tab)
The Last Refuge — is The Last Refuge biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Carney Discussed with the Russian and US Zelen Agreement on Diesel. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
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Not rated
22- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Condemns Diesel Agreement Between the United States and Russia (opens Business AM in a new tab)
Business AM — is Business AM biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Carney speaks with Zelenskyy, criticises US energy deal 2026 (opens Saaz o Awaz in a new tab)
Saaz o Awaz — is Saaz o Awaz biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Prime Minister of Canada Denounces the Agreement on Russian Diesel in a Telephone Conversation with Volodimir Zelenski: It Will Contribute to the Financing of Russia's Illegal and Unjustified War Against Ukraine (opens caleaeuropeana.ro in a new tab)
caleaeuropeana.ro — is caleaeuropeana.ro biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian PM Condemns Trump-Putin Diesel Deal – “It Funds the War in Ukraine” - The Press Project - News, Analysis, Radio, Television (opens The Press Project in a new tab)
The Press Project — is The Press Project biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Motorina Before Peace: Ukraine, Sacrificed in Electoral Calculation (opens Adevarul in a new tab)
Adevarul — is Adevarul biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Prime Minister of Canada Criticized Fuel Deal Between the United States and Russia (opens 5 канал in a new tab)
- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Calgary Journal Online in a new tab)
Calgary Journal Online — is Calgary Journal Online biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Mark Carney Considers that the Agreement Between the United States and Russia Is Detrimental to Peace in Ukraine (opens Acadie Nouvelle in a new tab)
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- Canadian Prime Minister Condemns Washington-Moscow Diesel Deal (opens zougla.gr in a new tab)
- Canada Says that Agreement on Russian Diesel Would "Find Directly" Peace Efforts (opens Dnoticias in a new tab)
- Carney Condemns Washington-Moscow Diesel Deal (opens Capital.gr in a new tab)
Capital.gr — is Capital.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Carney: Condemns Washington and Moscow Diesel Supply Deal - "It Contributes to Financing the War" (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
Naftemporiki — is Naftemporiki biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Carney: Washington-Moscow Deal on Russian Diesel Undermines Peace in Ukraine (opens enikos.gr in a new tab)
enikos.gr — is enikos.gr biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Agreement on Russian Gas Oil "Would Directly" Make Efforts for Peace (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
Noticias ao Minuto — is Noticias ao Minuto biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada: "US-Russia Diesel Deal a Blow to Peace" (opens sofokleousin.gr in a new tab)
sofokleousin.gr — is sofokleousin.gr biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Canadian PM Slams Washington-Moscow Diesel Deal (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canadian Prime Minister Criticized Russian Motor Agreement During Discussion with Volodimir Zelenski . . Press Agency Rador (opens rador.ro in a new tab)
- Carney Denounces Agreement on Russian Diesel in a Call to Zelensky (opens Les Affaires in a new tab)
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- Carney says U.S.-Russia diesel supply deal hurts Ukraine peace cause: PMO (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
Loonie Politics — is Loonie Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Carney on the Phone Discussed with the U.S. and Russia's Zelen Agreement on Diesel. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (opens Prime Minister of Canada in a new tab)
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- Prime Minister Carney speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (opens Newswire in a new tab)
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