Trump turns to Putin for diesel after lecturing India on Russian energy
President Trump has announced a deal to import significant quantities of Russian diesel to lower fuel prices for Americans. This move marks a major policy reversal, as the administration previously pressured India to stop purchasing Russian energy to sanction Moscow's war economy.
Why it matters
The decision highlights a shift in US foreign policy priorities, placing domestic economic concerns and midterm election pressures above previous geopolitical commitments to isolate Russia.
TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a head-spinning, jaw-dropping pivot that could come as a relief to New Delhi as much as a shock to Kyiv, America’s mercurial President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States would buy diesel from Moscow after months of hectoring India to curb purchases of Russian energy to deprive Vladimir Putin of money for the war against Ukraine.In an astonishing turnaround, Trump declared on Truth Social that he had concluded a “highly successful discussion” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said had agreed to supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, another 500,000 tons in November, 1 million tons thereafter and a further 3 million tons within a short period.“Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!” Trump…
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