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Monday, October 26, 2026

Oil companies will "be held accountable" if they import any barrels of Russian diesel fuel under the deal that President Donald Trump struck with the Kremlin, House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin said in a letter to industry heads Monday.

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OK, so, what has Pres Trump's diesel deal with Russia really accomplish?

Anyone?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-26 08:43 PM | Reply

Have Ukraine's attacks against Russian diesel infrastructure raised the price of diesel, as Pres Trump has asserted multiple times?

The data seems to point to a different cause ...

To wit ...

www.macrotrends.net

Put that interactive image in 5year mode.

Then look at the price of diesel in January 2026: $3.46.

Then look at the price of diesel in March 2026, after Pres Trump started his war of choice with Iran: $5.40


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-10-26 08:53 PM | Reply

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