{"id":7762,"date":"2026-10-09T21:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2026-10-09T21:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:18:05","slug":"trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-relaxing-pressure-on-moscow-to-ease-prices-before-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7762","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Columbus Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Friday. EPA-Yonhap<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, 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 U.S. midterm elections.<\/p>\n

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 of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons \u201cimmediately thereafter.\u201d Russia will deliver another 3 million tons \u201cwithin a short period of time\u201d after that, he wrote.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s shocking announcement comes after he signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law last month that aimed at clamping down on Russia\u2019s energy economy, among other areas, that fuel its war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Trump, in his announcement, did not address the sanctions or Russia\u2019s war but said, \u201cLower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

The law he signed last month is aimed at sanctions on Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers and bans all new U.S. investment in Russia and the handling of sovereign debt<\/p>\n

It also directed Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on the top five importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with an exception for countries that import less than 15 percent of Russia\u2019s natural gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned them because of Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Trump made the announcement, the Treasury Department said it was immediately issuing a temporary license allowing Russian diesel to be supplied to the global market.<\/p>\n

Gas prices around the world have surged as the war in Iran upends the energy sector. The national average for a gallon of diesel in the U.S. was $6.23 on Friday, according to AAA, after hitting a record $6.52 on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n

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