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Trump’s Deal to Buy Russian Diesel Stuns The World
October 16, 2026·50 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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President Donald Trump's proposal to buy $4 billion in Russian diesel to lower U.S. fuel prices sparked bipartisan backlash and condemnation from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who criticized the move as undermining Ukraine while pressuring it to halt attacks on Russian refinerie
President Donald Trump's proposal to buy $4 billion in Russian diesel to lower U.S. fuel prices sparked bipartisan backlash and condemnation from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who criticized the move as undermining Ukraine while pressuring it to halt attacks on Russian refinerie
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