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The Russia diesel deal.

By Isaac Saul · Oct 15, 2026Read on readtangle.com

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President Trump announced a deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports in exchange for Russia supplying roughly 800,000 tons of diesel by the end of November, with millions more tons to follow. Trump says the deal will lower diesel prices driven up by supply disruptions from the Iran war. Ukrainian President Zelensky, Italian PM Meloni, and a bipartisan group of 12 senators criticized it as a gift to Moscow that will finance Russia's war effort. Trump separately announced an 'energy ceasefire' between Ukraine and Russia, but Zelensky said he was unaware of any agreement.