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  "id": 13193542,
  "title": "Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-relaxing-pressure-on-moscow-13193542",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T19:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261010/trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-relaxing-pressure-on-moscow-to-ease-prices-before-midterms"
  },
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  "account": "President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States has reached a deal to import diesel from Russia, marking a significant shift in the country's long-standing pressure on Moscow over its involvement in the Ukrainian conflict. The revelation comes after Trump discussed a suspected plague case in Russia during a phone call with its President, Vladimir Putin. The agreement involves Russia supplying over 300,000 tons of diesel initially, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons \"immediately thereafter.\" Further shipments of 3 million tons are expected within a short period after that. Trump's announcement, made amidst a recent Russia sanctions law, did not address the sanctions or the ongoing war in Ukraine. The new fuel deal aims to alleviate high fuel prices, particularly benefiting American farmers and other citizens ahead of the mid-term elections.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Trump says Russia will immediately supply '300,000 tons of diesel' - with millions more to follow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-russia-will-immediately-supply-300-000-tons-of-diesel-with",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:02:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump: Russia will supply US with diesel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-russia-will-supply-us-with-diesel",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:09:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says Russia to immediately supply diesel fuel ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-russia-to-immediately-supply-diesel-fuel-ahead-of-midterms",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:17:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Trump says Russia will supply 300K tons of diesel despite global sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-russia-will-supply-300k-tons-of-diesel-despite-global",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:18:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Trump lifts sanctions on Russian diesel, suggests US may buy amid surging fuel prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-lifts-sanctions-on-russian-diesel-suggests-us-may-buy-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:21:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump says US to get diesel from Russia in stunning bid to ease prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-in-stunning-bid-to-ease-prices",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:23:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-announces-russia-will-release-millions-of-tons-of-diesel-to",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:38:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-relaxing-pressure-on-moscow",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Trump says US to import Russian diesel to ease prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-us-to-import-russian-diesel-to-ease-prices",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:43:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump announces Russian diesel deal amid soaring US fuel prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-announces-russian-diesel-deal-amid-soaring-us-fuel-prices",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:47:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Trump announces Russian diesel deal amid soaring US fuel prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-announces-russian-diesel-deal-amid-soaring-us-fuel-prices-13196659",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:11:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-says-us-to-get-diesel-from-russia-relaxing-pressure-on-moscow-13203811",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:23:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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