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  "id": 14218676,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Trump-Defends-Russian-Diesel-Deal-as-Energy-Ceasefire-Claims-Unravel.html"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump, in the face of sharp criticism from officials in Ukraine, Europe, and even his Republican party, defended his decision to allow Russian diesel exports and insisted an energy cease-fire between Kyiv and Moscow is in place despite a lack of confirmation from either side. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn on October 12, Trump maintained that the truce was in…",
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        "outlet": "France 24",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
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        "published": "2026-10-13T14:00:49.000Z"
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      {
        "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",
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