The Aporia
The Aporia
18 articles about 18 events for “Trump Russia Diesel Deal” from The Guardian.
“Laura Loomer wrote on X: “Time for President Trump to deal with Iran once and for all.”
“Most recently, he publicly opposed Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, stating that “not one penny” should go to Vladimir Putin.”
“Then the deal to release Russian diesel emerged to be so small that no serious commentator said it would have a serious impact on the US prices.”
“Delayed missile deliveries have added to Kyiv’s tensions with Washington after US president Donald Trump announced a diesel deal with Russia and criticised Zelenskyy for Ukraine’s unwillingness to stop attacks on Russian refineries.”
“He struck a deal with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to buy nearly 5m tonnes of diesel, overriding US sanctions on Moscow.”
“The transport, tracked by the pressure group Greenpeace, is the first phase of a contentious supply deal negotiated between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin earlier this month, reversing years of sanctions on Russia oil.”
“He cut a treacherous diesel deal with Vladimir Putin but, as usual, Russia’s smirking mafioso conned him.”
“Russia says three tankers with diesel en route to US Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are en route to the United States, with a fourth expected to depart Wednesday, Moscow said, part of a deal that triggered a fierce Ukrainian and European backlash.”
“The speed restrictions coincided with the announcement by Donald Trump of a US deal to buy Russian diesel, although the US president initially denied that his administration was behind the decision to cut intelligence sharing with Ukraine.”
“…is 74th birthday, so friendly that neither wanted to hang up the phone first, according to Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s aide, Trump announced his sweetheart deal for 300,000 metric tons of diesel from Russia, followed in November by 500,000 and an additional…”
“…his shocking decision to fund Putin’s war machine by buying Russian diesel, his waiving of tougher sanctions, his mysterious, lethal interruptions in US satellite and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, and his renewed attempt to oust Ukraine’s president,…”
“Earlier this month, Trump announced several deals attempting to lower diesel prices, including promoting greater use of “red dye” diesel fuel normally reserved for off-highway use, temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian diesel imports, and now a one-time,…”
“Just a few days after his diesel deal with the Kremlin, the US president said Zelenskyy was more difficult to deal with than Vladimir Putin and blamed Ukraine’s leader for rocketing oil prices – without any reference to the impact of his own war on Iran.”
“Speaking on Tuesday, Zelenskyy also said he opposed a trilateral summit floated by Putin, which would see the Russian leader, Trump and China’s president, Xi Jinping, meet next month to strike a Ukraine deal.”
“Wes was also totally chilled about Trump trying to lower US pump prices by allowing Russian imports of diesel.”
“Mr Trump’s diesel deal appears to violate US law barring imports of Russian energy until Moscow ends its aggression against Ukraine.”
“Friday’s announcement comes a week after Trump said the US had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia to try to bring down global energy prices, upending years of US and western pressure on the Kremlin to end its war against Ukraine.”
“Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel on to global markets.”