A telephone conversation took place between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, cooperation in the field of energy, as well as the war in Ukraine and developments in Iran were discussed.
In his statement on his Truth Social account, Trump stated that he had an "extremely successful" meeting with Putin and announced that they reached an agreement for Russia to supply diesel fuel to the US and global markets.
The US President announced that Russia will immediately supply more than 300 thousand tons of diesel fuel, with an additional shipment of 500 thousand tons in November and an additional 1 million tons thereafter.
Trump also stated that Russia could provide 3 million more tons of diesel fuel in a short time, depending on the condition of its refineries.
Thus, it was reported that the total of announced shipments may exceed 4.8 million tons.
KREMLIN: MEETINGS WERE IN UKRAINE AND IRAN
In the statement made by the Kremlin, it was stated that the possibilities for resolving the Ukraine crisis were discussed in the telephone conversation between Putin and Trump.
It was reported that the developments in Iran were also touched upon during the meeting.
Russian President Putin said that his country is ready to supply energy to global markets.
PRAISE FROM PUTIN'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR COOPERATION WITH THE USA
Russian President Putin's special representative Kirill Dmitriyev also stated that the meeting between the two leaders was successful.
In his post on the social media platform X, Dmitriyev positively evaluated the cooperation between the USA and Russia in the field of diesel fuel and energy.
SANCTION EXCEPTION FROM THE USA FOR RUSSIAN DIESEL
Following Trump's statement, the US Treasury Department issued a temporary general license that will facilitate the supply of Russian diesel fuel to global markets.
This step is considered a remarkable change in terms of the sanctions imposed by Washington against Moscow's energy sector due to the war in Ukraine.
The decision taken after the USA banned energy imports from Russia in 2022 is seen as a sign of a new era in energy relations between the two countries.
SHARP INCREASE IN DIESEL PRICES
The meeting between Trump and Putin took place at a time when there was a supply shortage in global energy markets and fuel prices were rising.
While the war launched by the USA and Israel against Iran negatively affected shipments around the Strait of Hormuz, Ukrainian attacks on Russia's oil refineries also led to a contraction in diesel supply.
According to data cited by Reuters, diesel prices in the United States have increased by nearly 70 percent since the start of the Iran war, reaching $6.28 per gallon.
While the Trump administration is taking various measures to increase energy supply to reduce rising prices, the new supply from Russia is also aimed to relieve the pressure on prices.
US President Trump argued that diesel prices will drop rapidly in the US and around the world, thanks to the agreement reached with Russia and American control over the Strait of Hormuz.
RUSSIA'S REFINERIES ARE TARGETED BY UKRAINE
Russia's commitment to supply diesel comes amid ongoing attacks on the country's energy infrastructure.
Ukraine's drone attacks on Russian oil refineries caused losses in Moscow's production capacity.
Russia extended restrictions on diesel exports until the end of October in order to alleviate the fuel shortage in the domestic market.
Trump had previously called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski to stop attacks on Russian refineries, arguing that these attacks increased the global fuel shortage.
