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The central investigative office wrote that a small country can only win a war against a large one by dragging in other countries. This has been Zelensky's strategy since the beginning of the war: he wants to create problems worldwide so that the world does not forget him. Fuel prices are one of many means in this regard. https://t.co/pPVS6oCIEy #Krieg #Politik #Ukraine (translated)

Anna wrote that US Senators Schumer, Shaheen, and Warren called Trump's diesel deal with Putin a "total betrayal" of Ukraine and pledged their support to Kyiv. They blamed the Iran war for rising fuel prices in the US and Europe and accused Trump of disregarding the bipartisan will of Congress, which had passed a law just weeks earlier prohibiting the purchase of Russian energy. The senators called for an end to the Iran war instead of financing Russia's war machinery, stating that Putin only responds to strength. Anna recalled that Trump told Zelensky in February 2025 at the White House that he had no cards. Now, Trump is allegedly asking Zelensky for oil with diesel prices exceeding $6 per gallon. According to Anna, Moscow is receiving a sanctions reprieve and new sales markets while Washington is facing accusations of betrayal in its own Senate. She cited a joint statement from the senators, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Arab News, and SRF as sources. #Ukraine #Trump #Putin (translated)

The diesel agreement between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is unlikely to have much impact on diesel prices in the US and Germany, according to experts, as the pledged amount is too small to significantly influence the world market. #DieselDeal #TrumpDiplomatie #Energiepreise (translated)

Nico Lange wrote that the 300,000 tons of diesel from Russia announced by Trump correspond to about 0.26 percent of global monthly consumption. It is still unclear whether the amount will be delivered additionally or will replace other Russian trade flows. No impact on diesel prices is expected. #Dieselpreise #Trump #Russland (translated)

The increasing global demand for food, intensified by climate change and high diesel prices, is drawing the interest of investors to the agricultural sector and innovative companies that offer solutions to enhance efficiency and yields in agriculture. #Agrarwirtschaft #Lebensmittelversorgung #Klimawandel (translated)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticizes the diesel supply from Russia announced by US President Donald Trump as a gift to Vladimir Putin that finances the war, while experts note that this will have only a minor impact on diesel prices in the US. #Trump #Russland #UkraineKrieg (translated)

LilitThyra wrote that Donald Trump relaxed the sanctions against Russia to lower diesel prices in the USA. She claimed that Ukraine had repeatedly ignored US demands to stop attacks on Russian refineries, and that Trump and Vladimir Putin had therefore agreed on diesel deliveries to the USA. Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tons, followed by 500,000 tons in November and additional amounts. Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the deal as a "gift to Russia." At the same time, LilitThyra accused the EU of sticking to sanctions against Russia, thus imposing further rising prices on the population. #Trump #Russland #Dieselpreise (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump promised hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Treasury then allowed an exemption from the sanctions. Given the midterms in four weeks and a diesel price at record levels, Laska interpreted the move as a possible campaign maneuver. In mid-September, Trump publicly called on Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refineries. According to a Reuters report led by Laska, at that time three of the six largest Russian diesel refineries were shut down or operating at limited capacity. She also pointed to a Russian export ban on diesel until the end of October and noted that Russia imported almost seven times as much diesel from Belarus from January to July as in the same period of the previous year. Deputy Prime Minister Novak is now talking about surpluses, she wrote; however, it is unclear whether the announced delivery quantities and deadlines will actually be met. Zelensky offered to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries if Russia ends its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Laska referred to this as a symmetrical de-escalation offer that is on the table for the Americans. She also cited rocket attacks on a residential building in Pryluky, glide bombs on city buses in Kramatorsk, and shelling of the energy supply in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa. She warned that Russia would respond to the diesel with terrorism. The EU also criticized Laska: On September 22, Usmanov and Fridman were removed from the sanctions list under pressure from France, Slovakia, and Luxembourg. According to Laska, Zelensky pointed out that the attacks had since increased. At the same time, the EU extended the remaining personal sanctions from six months to three years. Latvia had long resisted the compromise and ultimately paved the way for it by abstaining. Laska compared Trump's diesel concession to Russia with the European compromise in favor of unanimity. In her view, the costs of such agreements are borne not by their authors but by the people in Pryluky, Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Oleshkiv. #Trump #Putin #Dieselpreise (translated)

Thomas Jäger wrote that the intention lies in this: The gasoline price will not drop so significantly before the elections that it could sustainably influence the outcome. In the USA, the gasoline price is more important than the diesel price, the level of which will only later be reflected in pricing due to logistical delays. #Benzinpreis #Wahlen #USA (translated)

Anna wrote that Donald Trump announced on Truth Social the delivery of 4.8 million tons of Russian diesel. The agreement was made during a phone call with Vladimir Putin, whose army is bombing Kyiv. The price of diesel is over $6, also due to Trump's Iran war, Anna wrote. This became a problem for him before the midterms. In September, Trump blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for attacking Russian refineries; now he is catering to Putin, according to her account. Russia imposed its diesel export ban because of exactly these attacks. Putin said eight days earlier that the diesel could not be sold abroad due to sanctions. Trump did not mention the sanctions in his announcement; whether the Kremlin confirms the stated amounts is unclear, Anna wrote. She contrasted this with the original justification for the Iran war: saving Iranians and making the world safer. Meanwhile, nobody talks about the Iranians anymore, while North Korea flatters Trump and Russia supplies him. Anna asked what a president fights for who flatters Kim Jong Un, bombs Iran, demands the largest island from Denmark, and orders diesel from Putin. In her assessment, the USA is currently dancing at all weddings at the same time. Anna cited AP and The Hill from October 9 and CNN from September 15 as sources. #Trump #Putin #Dieselpreise (translated)

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is accelerating the release of oil reserves with a focus on diesel to respond to the request of the G7 countries and to bring an additional 100 million barrels to the market in order to lower rising fuel prices. #Ölreserven #Dieselpreise #IEA (translated)