Russia Says Three Diesel Tankers Are Headed for the U.S. The Two We Can Name Carry About 410,000 to 430,000 Barrels, Less Than 3 Hours of American Demand

Moscow says three cargoes are on the water under the Trump-Putin diesel deal. Diesel is $6.34 a gallon, up $2.70 in a year, and Russia’s drone-battered refineries are the real bottleneck. Why Russia has so little to sell Russia has about 6.5 million barrels a day of installed refining capacity across 32 major refineries, but […]

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Trump Declares Russia-Ukraine ‘Energy Ceasefire’ as Diesel Crunch, Midterms, and Leadership Pressure Converge

President Donald Trump’s Sunday announcement that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “ENERGY CEASEFIRE,” effective immediately, arrives at a flashpoint where global fuel markets, U.S. domestic politics, and wartime diplomacy intersect. The claim—posted on Truth Social with the instruction “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!”—followed days of sharp criticism of Ukrainian President […]

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Hours After the Diesel Deal, a Russian Fuel Terminal Caught Fire. Trump Has Pressed Kyiv to Stop at Least Four Times

By Stuart Turley, host of the Energy News Beat podcast  •  Published Oct. 10, 2026  •  Strike, reactions, prices and storm data as of 6:30 a.m. CT, Sat., Oct. 10, 2026  •  Follows our Friday report, Trump Says Russia Will Supply Diesel If you haul freight, plant wheat or heat a house with oil, this […]

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