Politics
Trump announces Russian diesel supply deal to ease US fuel prices
October 10, 2026 at 01:57 PM · Updated 6d ago
14 reports · 12 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 9 hours
Trump announced a deal for Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets to ease fuel prices before the midterm elections.
- Trump said Friday that Putin agreed to an immediate supply of 300,000 tonnes of Russian diesel, with 500,000 tonnes more in November.
- The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a temporary general license permitting Russian diesel supplies to the global market.
- Zelenskyy said the agreement plays into Russia's hands and called it unfair and dishonest.
- A US official told Axios that Trump acted after Kyiv ignored six requests to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries.
- Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to choose a new leader, arguing Zelensky hindered peace by striking Russian oil refineries.
- The Treasury's license lifts sanctions on Russian energy producers until April 2027, and total diesel supplies will rise to 3 million tonnes.
- Democratic leaders in Congress accused Trump of betraying Ukraine and circumventing sanctions legislation, with the EU also criticizing the deal.
- Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson expressed regret over the deal, reaffirmed Sweden's support for Ukraine, and urged more pressure on Russia.
- Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev called Trump's call for a new Ukrainian leader 'pivotal and historic'.
- Trump claimed Ukraine has lost 30% of its territory and that more than two million people have died in a war he said should never have started.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans for the bloc's largest sanctions package against Russia ahead of a ministers' meeting in Luxembourg.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed full solidarity with Zelensky in a Saturday phone call, reaffirming London's commitment to tightening sanctions and increasing pressure on Moscow.














