Trump says Russian energy and "TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz" will bring diesel prices "COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!"
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States, in a post on Truth Social
President Trump said that what he described as U.S. total control of the Strait of Hormuz, together with the Russian energy announcement, would bring diesel prices for Americans and the world down quickly and in record amounts, and that lower prices for farmers, ranchers and truckers were his greatest priority.
“Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement.”
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Should the U.S. lift sanctions on Russian diesel to bring down fuel prices?
On October 9, 2026, President Donald Trump said that after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia would supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately and up to 4.8 million tons in all to the American and global markets, and that diesel prices would come down. The same day, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License 135, which authorizes the sale, delivery and importation of Russian-origin diesel until April 7, 2027. The U.S. has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said easing sanctions without a de-escalation agreement plays into Russia's hands, and lawmakers in both parties said the arrangement would fund Russia's war in Ukraine. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he would introduce a bill to block all purchases of Russian oil and force a vote by discharge petition. The dispute is over whether the U.S. should ease sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices.
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Post on Donald Trump's own Truth Social account announcing the diesel arrangement after his call with Vladimir Putin.
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Associated Press report on the diesel arrangement. It quotes Trump's remarks as he left the White House, a Kremlin statement from Putin, a Ukrainian Embassy statement from Zelenskyy and lawmakers' reactions, and notes that the U.S. has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022.
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Earlier in the post, Trump said that after a call with Putin, Russia had agreed to supply over 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, with further deliveries in November and after. The AP reported that shortly afterward the Treasury Department said it was issuing a temporary license for Russian diesel.
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Later that day, the AP reported, Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a campaign rally: "I want to thank President Putin."
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The case asks whether the U.S. should ease sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices, as the administration did on October 9. Trump announces the Russian supply and says it will bring diesel prices "COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!", presenting the arrangement as relief for "our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers". That promotes and justifies the easing, so we labeled it Defended or excused. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because the post attaches no reservation to the arrangement.
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