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President Trump announced on Truth Social that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to supply the US with over 300,000 tons of diesel immediately and another 500,000 tons in November as part of efforts to lower fuel prices before the midterms. Currently, US diesel prices stand at $6.28 per gallon, significantly higher than last year's average of $3.68. This agreement aims to address rising costs driven by strikes on Russian refineries and conflicts impacting global oil supplies.
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Story summary
US President Donald Trump announced that Russia would release millions of tons of diesel fuel into global markets to help ease skyrocketing prices ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and secured an agreement for Russia to supply over 300,000 tons immediately, followed by 500,000 tons in November, then another 1 million tons soon after. Additionally, based on the condition of Russia's damaged refineries due to attacks during its war with Ukraine, Russia would deliver an additional 3 million tons "within a short period of time."
To facilitate this deal, the US Department of Treasury temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel sales until April 7, 2027. Diesel prices had surged globally by around 70% since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, impacting agriculture, home heating, and transportation costs.
The move aims to address high fuel prices and their impact on inflation amid Trump's efforts to secure Republican control in Congress during the upcoming midterm elections. Despite this deal, concerns remain about the long-term sustainability of diesel supplies given ongoing conflicts and infrastructure damage in Russia.
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Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel, a move that could ease pump prices before Americans vote in November.
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Americans → announce → November
'I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the American and global marketplace,' Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Trump → conclude → Social
The president said another 500,000 tons will be released in November and 1 million tons 'immediately thereafter.'
Trump added that 'based on the condition of their diesel refineries' - which have been decimated by Ukrainian drone strikes - 'Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time' another 3 million tons of diesel.
He claimed that the agreement, in combination with America's 'total control of the Strait of Hormuz,' would bring down diesel prices for the world.
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agreement → say → world
US diesel prices have soared to the highest on record amid the twin crises of the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
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prices → soar → Iran
The average price of a gallon of US diesel stands at $6.28, more than $2.60 higher than the $3.68 recorded a year ago, according to AAA.
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price → stand → AAA
Diesel powers the trucks and trains that move goods across America and most of the country's farm machinery, making soaring prices a direct squeeze on freight operators and farmers.
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prices → power → operators
The cost of living has dominated voter concerns ahead of the November 3 midterms, with 47 percent of registered voters naming it the single most important factor in their vote in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in late August.
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percent → dominate → August
Donald Trump greets Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15
The deal with Putin comes after Trump reportedly pleaded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop striking Russian oil refineries because the attacks were driving up global diesel prices.
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attacks → greet → prices
Trump repeatedly pressed Zelensky on the strikes during a September 20 call, and mentioned diesel multiple times, a source told Axios.
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source → press → Axios
The call came the same day Ukraine unleashed its largest drone attack on Moscow since the war began, with the city's mayor saying 450 drones were shot down and the capital's main oil refinery hit.
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refinery → come → Moscow
Ukraine has become increasingly adept at hitting the parts of refineries that take longest to fix, such as the units that turn heavy oil into diesel and jet fuel, which rely on equipment Russia cannot easily replace, analysts say.
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analysts → become → equipment
Global oil prices were already pushed back above $100 a barrel last month after Iranian-backed militias in Iraq were blamed for a drone attack that shut Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.
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that → push → pipeline
Tehran's Houthi proxies in Yemen have also seized an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the mouth of the Red Sea, a vital route after Hormuz was disrupted.
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Hormuz → seize → Sea
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