US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to waive sanctions on Russian diesel exports, allowing Russia to supply diesel to the United States and global markets to increase supply.
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US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 to waive sanctions on Russian diesel to increase diesel supply to the United States’ and global markets.
US President Donald Trump has said that he spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and reached an agreement on supplies of diesel fuel from Russia.
Trump wrote that he had just concluded a 'highly successful discussion' with Putin, during which they agreed that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to the US and global markets, followed by another 500,000 tonnes during November and one million tonnes immediately afterwards.
On October 9, Trump spoke by phone with Putin and afterward announced a “diesel deal” under which Russia would supply diesel fuel to American and global markets.
Russia will immediately supply 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the global market with US approval and substantially increase its exports in the future.
Trump stated that Russia agreed to supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel immediately, 500,000 tons in November, and 1,000,000 tons thereafter.
Russia pledged to release another 3 million tons of diesel fuel onto the market based on the condition of their oil refineries.
President Donald Trump said on Oct. 9 that he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow Russian diesel onto global markets, a move that drew sharp criticism from Ukraine and its allies for providing sanctions relief to Moscow.
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 to waive sanctions on Russian diesel to increase diesel supply to the United States’ and global markets — a decision which will fund Russia’s war effort and protract Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump announced an agreement with Vladimir Putin for immediate Russian diesel fuel supplies to US and global markets.
On October 9, US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Russian dictator Putin and reached an agreement on Russian diesel supplies to US and global markets.
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