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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia in stunning bid to ease prices

Associated Press · South China Morning Post
Published 10 Oct 2026, 6:23 am·59 min ago·1 min read
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President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of US pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia. Instead, Trump announced that Russia will immediately supply more...

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