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  "id": 14217754,
  "title": "Letters to the editor: Readers question Trump's Russian diesel deal and US sanctions policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/letters-to-the-editor-readers-question-trumps-russian-diesel-deal-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/letters-to-the-editor-readers-question-trumps-russian-diesel-deal-and-us-sanctions-policy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week's letters discuss Trump's decision to purchase Russian diesel fuel, its impact on American credibility, and the US sanctions bill. Mark Cary argues that the deal is a calculated act of gaslighting aimed at Americans and a wholesale admission that Trump has always been on Team Russia. Karl Frost questions whether the US sanctions bill will meaningfully pressure Moscow, pointing out that it authorizes discretionary tariff powers for the president with no meaningful oversight. Barry Foster raises concerns about Washington's turn to Russian oil, noting that the country's leaders have resorted to unjustifiable actions and are now benefiting Russia.",
  "summary": "This week's letters come from readers questioning the Trump administration's decision to purchase Russian diesel fuel amid rising prices in the United States. An American reader argues the deal benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin at Ukraine's expense, a scholar questions whether a U.S. sanctions bill will meaningfully pressure Moscow, and a British reader raises concerns about Washington's…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "5 Hard Truths for Trump About How Russia and China Help Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/5-hard-truths-for-trump-about-how-russia-and-china-help-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:30:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump questions claims of China and Russia helping Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-questions-claims-of-china-and-russia-helping-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:15:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says does not believe China, Russia helping Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-says-does-not-believe-china-russia-helping-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:30:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Trump says does not believe China, Russia helping Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-says-does-not-believe-china-russia-helping-iran-14182891",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:02:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Poroshenko responds to Trump's call for elections in Ukraine: if anyone needs new leader, it's Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/poroshenko-responds-to-trumps-call-for-elections-in-ukraine-if-anyone",
        "published": "2026-10-13T12:06:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump’s diesel deal opens a new rift with Europe over Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trumps-diesel-deal-opens-a-new-rift-with-europe-over-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:06:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Trump’s use of Russian diesel fuel, at Ukraine’s expense, sparks controversy in the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trumps-use-of-russian-diesel-fuel-at-ukraines-expense-sparks",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:26:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "European leaders seek tougher Russia restrictions despite Trump's diesel deal with Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/european-leaders-seek-tougher-russia-restrictions-despite-trumps",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Ukraine says it hit 12 Russian refineries in September. No refinery strikes reported since Trump’s “energy ceasefire”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ukraine-says-it-hit-12-russian-refineries-in-september-no-refinery",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:45:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "OilPrice",
        "title": "Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Energy Ceasefire Claims Unravel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-defends-russian-diesel-deal-as-energy-ceasefire-claims-unravel",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "‘The cost to us, the United States, is high’: Trump’s ‘financial lifeline’ diesel deal with Putin sparks bipartisan backlash in Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/the-cost-to-us-the-united-states-is-high-trumps-financial-lifeline",
        "published": "2026-10-13T14:17:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}