Diesel deal is a “gift to Putin” – Renew Europe
By Martin Banks MEPs have reacted angrily to US President Donald Trump suggesting Ukrainians find a new leader
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October 12, 2026 Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia
US President Donald Trump is facing a growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia as the Iran war continues to impact global energy prices. Trump on Friday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately “to the American and global marketplace” followed by several other shipments. […]
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October 11, 2026 ‘Time for Ukraine to get new president,’ says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president” as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia. The Ukrainian president warned a new deal to release millions of tonnes of Russian diesel into the US would provide Moscow with money to […]
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October 10, 2026 Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin
Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has condemned Donald Trump’s announcement of a deal to import Russian diesel into the US. Zelensky called it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin that amounts to “an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged”. Trump said Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately […]
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October 8, 2026 Trump wants a new Camp David-like retreat at his Florida golf club
US President Donald Trump is looking to create a presidential retreat similar to Camp David at his Florida golf club. The club would foot constructions costs as a “gift” to Americans and provide free memberships to future presidents – and accommodations to visiting foreign dignitaries. “It’s only about two minutes away from the airport … […]
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September 27, 2026 Iran says it will wait for official US response after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal
Iran has said it will wait for an official response from US negotiators after President Donald Trump rejected a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within seven days. In a post on Telegram, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Trump’s rejection, but accused the president of previously making contradictory statements. Earlier, […]
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September 11, 2026 Is Trump’s $5,000 pledge a sign of panic?
We all know that Donald Trump does not feel the need to adhere to the normal rules of political campaigning. Even by his own unconventional standards, his extravagant promise to pay every American citizen $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republicans win the midterm elections was bizarre. This enormous cash pledge was not the headline of his […]
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September 10, 2026 Iran war won’t end until after crucial November elections, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then. “I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Tehran on Wednesday. He […]
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September 8, 2026 Carney says US trade war ‘will come at a cost’ as Canada strikes back on tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that Canada’s pivot away from the US as its largest trading partner “will come at a cost”, as a wave of Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American goods come into force. In a video address, Carney added that the counter-tariffs against the US “are necessary to protect our workers”. Canada’s […]
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August 26, 2026 Canada announces ‘dollar-for-dollar’ retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
Canada has announced counter-tariffs as high as 50% on a range of US goods in retaliation to the latest wave of levies on Canadian imports imposed by President Donald Trump last weekend. The Canadian tariffs will apply to nearly C$28bn ($20bn; £15bn) worth of American products, ranging from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and cotton […]
