Trump says he has struck a deal with Putin to obtain Russian diesel, easing sanctions
Summary
President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin would 'immediately' release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market, NBC News reported on Friday 9 October, and according to Fortune the Treasury Department is easing restrictions on Russian diesel shipments for six months, with U.S. diesel at $6.23 a gallon. PBS NewsHour describes the deal Trump says he has struck to obtain diesel from Russia as a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections. Fortune noted that it comes just weeks after Trump signed Russia sanctions, and that Zelenskyy called it 'a weak decision'.
Latest: Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, which PBS NewsHour describes as a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine.
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How it unfolded
Friday 9 October
Trump said Putin would 'immediately' release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market, as the Treasury Department is easing restrictions on Russian diesel shipments for six months, according to NBC News and Fortune.
- 18:42The Philadelphia InquirerTrump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
- 18:06PBS NewsHourTrump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midterms
- 17:16FortuneTrump struck a diesel deal with Putin just weeks after signing Russia sanctions. Zelenskyy calls it ‘a weak decision’
- 16:21LA TimesTrump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel
- 14:56NBC NewsTrump eases Russia sanctions, says Putin will release diesel amid massive price spike