Trump Blames Russia-Ukraine War for Diesel Price Spike as It Increases to $6.23 per Gallon
Trump said Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries are worsening a global diesel shortage as U.S. prices topped $6 a gallon on average.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, claiming the attacks are driving global shortages and record fuel prices.
- Kyiv argues Russia's oil industry both funds and fuels Moscow's four-year-old invasion, yet International Energy Agency data shows global diesel exports dropped to just over a quarter of pre-war levels since the Iran war began.
- U.S. diesel prices surged to $6.23 a gallon, marking a 66% increase since February, while regular gas hit $4.32 on Monday, up 36% annually as Americans prepare for November elections.
- Russian drone strikes pummeled Odesa on September 13, killing two civilians and injuring 26 others, while a separate strike on Slavyansk-on-Kuban damaged an oil pipeline and injured three people.
- The House will debate a Russia and Iran sanctions package this week, with legislation allowing tariffs of up to 100% on the world's top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas.
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US President Donald Trump attributes the increase in diesel prices to the war between Russia and Ukraine, not to the war in Iran.
We Are Being Told That "A Shortage Of Diesel" Is Here As The Price Per Gallon Hits $6.23 In The United States
We were warned that a diesel shortage would be coming. According to the president of the United States, it is already here. That is really bad news, because so much of our economic infrastructure runs
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“The rise in the price of diesel worldwide is mainly due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, not Iran,” the U.S. president said.
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US Diesel Reaches Record $6.23 as Trump Presses Ukraine to Halt Russian Refinery Strikes
The national diesel average reached a record $6.23 per gallon Monday after climbing more than 80 cents in a month, as President Donald Trump urged ... The post US Diesel Reaches Record $6.23 as Trump Presses Ukraine to Halt Russian Refinery Strikes first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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