Senators challenge Trump’s diesel deal
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Bipartisan U.S. senators challenged the legality of President Donald Trump’s proposed deal with Russia to supply 300,000 tons of diesel.
by Mary Feeney
Yet somehow the NPR news report today on Russian oil, war in Iran, ⬆️ diesel prices concludes by noting Trump in the 2026 midterm faces the same issue Biden did in 2024 - people feeling the economy is bad even though POTUS says it's great. Media using "both sides" to remake history & reality
METLIFE: “.. A larger share of households, roughly 42% of them, reported that their financial situation was somewhat or significantly worse than it was one year ago.”
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October 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Yet somehow the NPR news report today on Russian oil, war in Iran, ⬆️ diesel prices concludes by noting Trump in the 2026 midterm faces the same issue Biden did in 2024 - people feeling the economy is bad even though POTUS says it's great. Media using "both sides" to remake history & reality
by Ian Bremmer
romania: “trump sets the world on fire with putin’s diesel”
October 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
romania: “trump sets the world on fire with putin’s diesel”
Important correction here. Not that it changes the substance of the matter, but the record has to be set straight anyway.
This undermines claims (which I also voiced) that Trump had settled his "diesel deal" with Putin in September. It seems not to be the case.
October 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Important correction here. Not that it changes the substance of the matter, but the record has to be set straight anyway.
Reposted by Thomas Masterson
Krugman did the arithmetic on the Russian diesel deal. 300,000 tons is a bit over 2 million barrels and America burns about 4 million a day, so Krasnov sold out Ukraine for roughly 12 hours of fuel. Meanwhile Canada has a diesel surplus right next door.
Nobel-winning economist shuts down Trump's diesel fever dream
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman made it clear that President Donald Trump's new scheme to reduce diesel prices will have no impact, that is, assuming it gets off the ground at all.Writing M...
www.alternet.org
October 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
4/ But since Russia and Iran are allies, the shift in US policy and any US taxpayer money that Trump gives Putin will help both the Russian war on Ukraine as well as the regime in Iran.
October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
4/ But since Russia and Iran are allies, the shift in US policy and any US taxpayer money that Trump gives Putin will help both the Russian war on Ukraine as well as the regime in Iran.
3/ So now Trump wants to give Putin a lot of money for Russian diesel, which won’t do anything to markets and won’t even help him in the midterms though I bet Putin told him it would.
October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
3/ So now Trump wants to give Putin a lot of money for Russian diesel, which won’t do anything to markets and won’t even help him in the midterms though I bet Putin told him it would.
2/ Obviously it’s Trump’s war in Iran that is the issue. But Trump can’t accept that.
October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
2/ Obviously it’s Trump’s war in Iran that is the issue. But Trump can’t accept that.
1/ It looks like Putin told Trump that Ukraine was causing high gas prices, a lie that is convenient for Trump.
October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
1/ It looks like Putin told Trump that Ukraine was causing high gas prices, a lie that is convenient for Trump.
My article in Kyiv Post today, "Trying to Make Sense of Trump’s Ukraine Policy." My main argument is that Trump, Kushner and Witkoff seem most interested in making big money with Putin on Ukraine's misery
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86772
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86772
Does Trump’s Ukraine Policy Make Any Sense?
Trump’s “diesel deal” with Russia shows once again that he is pro-Russian and an enemy of Ukraine.
www.kyivpost.com
October 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
My article in Kyiv Post today, "Trying to Make Sense of Trump’s Ukraine Policy." My main argument is that Trump, Kushner and Witkoff seem most interested in making big money with Putin on Ukraine's misery
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86772
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86772
Great illustration of Trump’s deal with russia.
October 12, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Great illustration of Trump’s deal with russia.
Reposted by Steve Peers
EU foreign ministers have decried the Trump-Putin diesel deal, insisting that sanctions on Russia will continue.
Kaja Kallas: "Russia has started this war. We should not forget about this."
My story this morning.
Kaja Kallas: "Russia has started this war. We should not forget about this."
My story this morning.
EU decries Trump-Putin diesel deal, insists sanctions will continue
EU foreign ministers have decried the Trump-Putin diesel deal and stressed that sanctions against Russia will continue regardless. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
EU foreign ministers have decried the Trump-Putin diesel deal, insisting that sanctions on Russia will continue.
Kaja Kallas: "Russia has started this war. We should not forget about this."
My story this morning.
Kaja Kallas: "Russia has started this war. We should not forget about this."
My story this morning.
Reposted by Timothy D. McBride
Ukraine says Russia violated Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Ukraine says Russia violated Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv power plant among the facilities hit after US president claims ‘energy ceasefire’, while Kremlin yet to confirm any deal
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Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
The fast-moving row between Washington and Kyiv began on Friday when Trump announced he was lifting sanctions on Russian diesel exports. He said the move would reduce global and domestic fuel prices before next month’s US midterm elections.
A furious Zelenskyy called the decision “weak” and said it would generate “billions” in extra revenue for Putin, enabling him to wage war “even more intensely”. An equally irate Trump said Zelenskyy should “damn well stop” hitting Russian refineries. Ukraine needed a “new leader”, he said on Saturday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Ukraine says Russia violated Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Karl: “You've been a strong supporter of Ukraine and voted for sanctions on Russia. So what do you make of Trump's plan to buy Russian diesel?”
GOP Rep. Tom Emmer: “Well, it's another example of our president thinking out of the box.”
GOP Rep. Tom Emmer: “Well, it's another example of our president thinking out of the box.”
October 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Karl: “You've been a strong supporter of Ukraine and voted for sanctions on Russia. So what do you make of Trump's plan to buy Russian diesel?”
GOP Rep. Tom Emmer: “Well, it's another example of our president thinking out of the box.”
GOP Rep. Tom Emmer: “Well, it's another example of our president thinking out of the box.”