Trump says US to get diesel from Russia in stunning bid to ease prices
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The move reverses years of US pressure on Moscow over the Ukraine war, as the president seeks to lower fuel costs ahead of the US midterms
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Associated Press Published: 3:23am, 10 Oct 2026 Updated: 3:28am, 10 Oct 2026
President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of US pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.
Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia.
Instead, Trump announced that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons (272,155 tonnes) of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter”.
Russia will deliver another 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he said.
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