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Trump Announces Russian Diesel Agreement

President Donald Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply diesel to the United States and global markets following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump described planned deliveries totaling about 4.8 million tons:

• An initial 300,000 tons
• 500,000 tons in November
• One million tons, followed potentially by another three million, depending on Russian refinery output

Policy Reversal and International Reactions

The announcement came only weeks after Trump signed a law authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, including India and China. The report describes the diesel agreement as a sharp reversal of Washington’s efforts to curb Russian energy revenues and highlights what it calls a double standard in US criticism of other countries’ Russian energy purchases.

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar questioned Western criticism. He said the United States had encouraged India to buy Russian oil in 2022 to help stabilize global markets before its policy shifted. He also noted that Russia is now India’s largest oil supplier, while the United States is its largest gas supplier.

Jaishankar said countries are seeking alternative energy sources and that the global energy landscape could change substantially.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the agreement, calling it “a weak decision by strong partners.” He argued that it amounts to investing in a war that must be stopped.

The report concludes that the US shift is difficult to reconcile with its calls for the world to abandon Russian energy.

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NDTV World News Bureau; Donald Trump; S. Jaishankar; Volodymyr Zelenskyy