Trump claims he’s reached a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel

MS NOW · The Independent, The Independent and BBC report that President Donald Trump announced Friday an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian diesel into global markets. The aim is to ease fuel prices that have climbed since the Iran war began in February, a problem weighing on Republicans before the midterm elections.

On Truth Social, Trump put the volumes at over 300,000 tons immediately, 500,000 in November and 1,000,000 after that; MS NOW adds that his post also named 3,000,000 tons later. Treasury soon issued a temporary license for the shipments. The Independent says the deal clouds sanctions on Russia signed into law last month, while MS NOW's Steve Benen writes that it is unclear the arrangement exists and calls it scandalous if it does. BBC says it asked the White House what Washington is giving Moscow in return.

AAA figures differ between outlets: The Independent has diesel at $6.23 Friday, BBC at $6.28. Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy to Putin, welcomed the deal, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called allowing Russian sales "an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged."

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