Donald Trump talks with Wladimir Putin on the phone. Then he announces a new deal. Russia will send much diesel to the USA. First, 300000 tons of diesel come. Later, much more diesel will come. Donald Trump wants to lower the prices. Diesel is very expensive in the USA.
Donald Trump needs cheap fuel for the elections. Important elections take place in November in the USA. Truck drivers and farmers shall pay less money. There is a special rule for this deal. Normally, punishments exist against Russia. These punishments are called Sanktionen. The USA stops these rules for diesel now.
Many people criticize this plan. Wolodymyr Selenskyj is the president of Ukraine. He says: The money helps Russia in the war. Experts do not believe in lower prices. The amount of diesel is very small. It lasts only for 14 hours in the USA. Russia had a ban on selling diesel recently. Russia lifts this ban now.
