India, Oct. 17 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump's recent sanctions waiver to Russia would only encourage it to continue attacks on Ukraine. He was referring to Trump's decision to waive a new package of sanctions against Russia.

"Sanctions relief will continue. I think the diesel deal and the move regarding the Lindsey Graham Act are not the end of it. Unfortunately," he said in a post on X, referring to a deal under which Russia would supply diesel in exchange for relief from US sanctions.

He also spoke fondly of late US senator Lindsey Graham, who worked endlessly on the bill targeting Russia before he died this summer. "He devoted his life to America. We had an excellent relati...