Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel
US President Donald Trump has announced a deal to import significant quantities of diesel from Russia to address domestic fuel prices. The move contradicts existing US sanctions on Russian energy revenues and has been criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a weak decision.
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This represents a major shift in US foreign policy and sanctions enforcement, potentially undermining international efforts to isolate Russia economically during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Share A A A Washington: US President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, in a stunning reversal of years of American pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices before the US midterm elections .
Trump said on social media on Friday that he had agreed to a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia .
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