Trump says Putin pledges over 300,000 tons of diesel supply immediately
Trump says the shipments, paired with US control of the Strait of Hormuz, will cut diesel costs for drivers, farmers and truckers
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President Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Russia agreed to send more than 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to American and global markets immediately. Trump said the agreement includes another 500,000 tons in November, 1,000,000 tons after that, and a further 3,000,000 tons to follow.
Trump said the shipments, combined with US control of the Strait of Hormuz, will bring diesel prices down significantly for Americans. He said lower fuel costs for farmers, ranchers and truckers are his top priority.
Trump has floated Russian diesel pledges twice before, on September 14 and September 21, without the tonnage or timeline he gave this time. Through that period Moscow has paired supply talk with a harder line elsewhere, including the Kremlin's insistence on a full settlement rather than a ceasefire, and Russian refineries have continued to face strikes that have hit output.
If the volumes Trump described actually reach the market, traders say diesel prices could ease given how tight supply has been. But Trump's earlier energy claims this cycle, including his account of Hormuz flows and a supposed truce on energy strikes, have each been contested or undercut by later events rather than confirmed. For now the diesel relief is a claim, not a delivered shift in supply.