# Analysis: Trump’s Russia fuel deal highlights mounting pressure to curb prices

https://mins.news/en/item/93997

- BBC News, 2026-10-09 22:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5lye9z4xw4yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Trump’s decision to import Russian fuel reverses course from legislation he signed three weeks earlier authorising sanctions and tariffs on countries importing Russian oil and gas. With fuel and consumer prices rising amid the Iran war, he says Putin will supply diesel to US and global markets. The terms and the deal’s effect on prices remain unclear as Republicans face midterm-election pressure.

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