# ‘I don’t think this is going to do much,’ expert says of Trump-Putin diesel deal

https://mins.news/en/video/98759

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-13 21:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DReuVcMLH98

> President Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement to obtain diesel from Russia. The move reverses years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and seeks to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.

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