What changed in this update
Diesel prices in the US have doubled since the war with Iran began in February, putting pressure on Republicans ahead of the midterms.
Event intelligence
Trump administration Russian diesel import deal and Ukraine backlash
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Current state
The Trump administration is proceeding with an agreement to import Russian diesel fuel and has waived sanctions on Russia's energy sector to enable it, despite condemnation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a bipartisan Senate letter demanding withdrawal, and recoil from European allies; President Trump has also said Ukraine needs a new president willing to end the war.
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What changed
The Trump administration waived sanctions on Russia's energy sector to enable the diesel imports, and a bipartisan group of 24 senators formally demanded the deal be withdrawn.
In this event Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal Ukraine and the US: What's next after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia? 'A lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed' by Trump's Russian diesel deal Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump kill Russian diesel deal Trump says Ukraine needs a new president who will agree to end the war Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices
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BBC News – Business BBC
Trump announces deal with Putin to release Russian diesel
Diesel prices in the US have doubled since the war with Iran began in February, putting pressure on Republicans ahead of the midterms.
Guardian
Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
PBS
Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump said 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.
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France 24
Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin, reversing years of pressure on Russia over Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets in an effort to cut fuel prices before November's midterm elections. The move marks a stunning change of policy after the US and its allies hit Russia with waves of sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
DW
Trump, Putin agree on deal to release Russian diesel to US, world markets
Russia will supply diesel to global markets in a bid to lower prices, US President Donald Trump has said. The move reverses years of pressure on the Russian economy following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Sky News – Front Page Sky
Trump strikes deal with Putin for diesel - as Zelenskyy blasts 'weak decision'
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit out at the "weak decision" by Donald Trump to strike a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, describing it as a "gift to Putin".