Trump says US will buy diesel from Russia in policy reversal

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 20:25 · Archive

President Trump announced a deal with Russia to supply the United States with millions of tons of diesel fuel.

President Trump announced on social media that he has struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the United States with diesel fuel. The agreement reverses years of US pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and comes as Trump seeks to address high fuel prices before the US midterm elections.

According to Trump, Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel fuel, followed by 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons immediately thereafter. Russia will deliver another 3 million tons within a short period of time, he wrote. Trump said he reached the deal during a phone call with Putin, which was expected to focus on a suspected case of plague in Russia.

The announcement comes less than a month after Trump signed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation designed to clamp down on Russia's energy economy and disrupt its war effort in Ukraine. The law sanctions Russian officials and banks, restricts a shadow fleet of tankers, bans new US investment in Russia, and directs Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the top five importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with exceptions for countries importing less than 15 per cent of Russian natural gas exports that have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.

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• Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midtermsTrump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms.News4Jax · 9 Oct, 19:57
• Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midtermsTrump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms.Clickorlando · 9 Oct, 19:57

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