«I have just concluded a very successful meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the American and global markets, another 500,000 tons in November and 1,000,000 tons immediately thereafter .»
Donald Trump stated this on his social media account, emphasizing that "furthermore, based on the capacity of their refineries, Russia will shortly deliver an additional 3,000,000 tons of diesel fuel."
At the same time, the White House suspended sanctions on Russian diesel , the US Treasury announced: "Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing, effective immediately, a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market," the statement reads.
With this agreement, Trump emphasized, " diesel prices for Americans and the world will drop rapidly and at a record rate . Ensuring lower prices for Americans, especially our great farmers, ranchers, and truckers, is my top priority. This is a tremendously important announcement. It must also be made clear that Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons."
The Russian president's confirmation arrived shortly after: "In my conversation with Trump , I assured him of my willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the American and world markets . I am confident that this will have a positive impact on the entire global economy," Putin said. During the conversation, he added, "considerable attention was paid to the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis, and the situation with Iran and various aspects of bilateral relations were also discussed."
Kiev was taken aback by the agreement, saying it was "surprised" and then doubled down with Zelensky 's words: "Any easing of sanctions against Russia, in the absence of a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement, represents a clear weakness. It plays into Russia's hands, allowing it to kill more, prolong the war, show even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world. Making concessions to Putin will bring neither peace nor any benefit to the civilized world. Russia will 'repay' diesel with further terror and perfidy . Allowing Russia to sell oil products means investing in a war that must end, not be prolonged."
(Unioneonline)
