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Trump says Russia to supply diesel to US and global market

Global Published 10 October 2026, 00:55 · archived 9 Oct 2026

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday ‌that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the US and global marketplace in an effort aimed at cutting prices for the fuel ahead of the November midterm elections. The move comes as prices of diesel, used in agriculture, heating homes and trucking goods, are near record highs ahead of the November 3 congressional ​elections that will determine control of Congress. Trump said in a post on social media he had a “highly successful” discussion with President ​Vladimir Putin in which they agreed that Russia wil...

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