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The Wrap With Gillian Joseph
Friday 9 October 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 2 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (90%)
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US President Donald Trump said he had struck a deal with Vladimir Putin for Russian diesel to be delivered to the US and global market. Trump said Russia would immediately supply over 300,000 tonnes, another 500,000 tonnes in November, and a million tonnes thereafter, with more if Russian refineries could cope. He presented the deal as a way to bring prices down ahead of the midterm elections and later thanked Putin, saying oil prices were already dropping. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the deal, saying peace never comes through weakness, that gifts to Putin would not bring peace or benefit to the civilised world, and that Russia would repay the diesel with further terror and perfidy. Sky's US correspondent Mark Stone said the initial 300,000 tonnes would satisfy the US diesel market for less than a day, and a million tonnes for less than two days, and the programme discussed the deal's implications.
At the same White House press appearance, Trump was asked about livestreaming an execution and said he had no determination on that, but the prisoner would be killed by firing squad; he said he did not care how he went as long as he went. During the discussion that followed, the programme also noted that the US had sanctioned the International Criminal Court.
Next, the programme reported the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Labour candidate Sagal Abdiwali won with 12,292 votes, a 45% share, in a seat vacated by Keir Starmer. Green leader Zack Polanski came second with 8,928 votes, about a third of the total. Labour's majority was 3,364, and there was a 13% swing to the Greens. The Conservatives came third, Reform fourth, the Liberal Democrats fifth, and the Workers' Party received 314 votes. Andy Burnham said the people of Holborn and St Pancras had voted for hope after Labour's comfortable win. The Green campaign was overshadowed by a party conference vote on a motion stating that Zionism is racism; Polanski missed the vote and faced pressure from some in his party to step down, but said he was not going anywhere. Analysis on the programme said the result raised uncomfortable questions for Polanski, that the Greens had tripled their vote but not at Labour's expense, and that the motion had dominated the campaign.
- 1:33 Story begins Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
- 2:04
Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Well, he'll do anything to try and make the looming loss of the midterms slightly less damaging. A couple of weeks ago it was pressuring, basically blackmailing, European countries to open up their stockpiles, which are meant to be for emergencies, in order to bring prices down. And now he's making a backroom deal with Vladimir Putin.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 2:04-2:14
- 2:14
Contested quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Well, he'll do anything to try and make the looming loss of the midterms slightly less damaging. A couple of weeks ago it was pressuring, basically blackmailing, European countries to open up their stockpiles, which are meant to be for emergencies, in order to bring prices down. And now he's making a backroom deal with Vladimir Putin. Unilaterally removing sanctions, Henry, what do you think?
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 2:14-2:17
- 2:39
Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
You could never afford to simultaneously sanction Russia and Iran, given the amount of the global oil production that they control between them. I think we're seeing once again that his reckless decision to go in on the Persian Gulf means that necessarily he is now having to unwind his position on Russia,
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 2:39-2:48
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Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
… bring in our US correspondent Mark Stone. And Mark, just following on from that point that Henry made there, Strait of Hormuz still not operating as it should, pretty much closed really. And now this, does it smack of desperation? Yes, in a word. I mean, it's a topsy-turvy world, isn't it? And, you know, it was just a year ago that President Trump was at the United Nations in New York at the General …
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 3:04-3:08
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Claim Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Trump announced an agreement with Putin for Russia to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to global markets immediately.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 3:38-3:46
- 3:58
Claim Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Trump announced an agreement with Putin for Russia to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to global markets immediately.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 3:58-4:11
- 5:04
Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
He says peace never comes through weakness. I think that's an extremely blunt dig at Donald Trump, effectively calling him weak. And he goes on to say gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilised world. Russia will repay the diesel with further terror and perfidy. Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 5:04-5:10
- 5:32
Claim Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Experts doubted the deal would lower US retail fuel prices before the midterm elections.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 5:32-5:47
- 5:32
Claim Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Experts doubted the deal would lower US retail fuel prices before the midterm elections.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 5:32-5:47
- 8:04
Claim Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Trump announced an agreement with Putin for Russia to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to global markets immediately.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 8:04-8:11
- 18:07
- 18:31
Claim Zack Polanski faces leadership questions after by-election and Zionism motion
Labour's Sagal Abdiwali, a local council leader, won the by-election with 45% of the vote to Zack Polanski's 33%.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 18:31-18:39
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Claim Zack Polanski faces leadership questions after by-election and Zionism motion
Labour's Sagal Abdiwali, a local council leader, won the by-election with 45% of the vote to Zack Polanski's 33%.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 18:44-18:50
- 20:07
Claim Zack Polanski faces leadership questions after by-election and Zionism motion
Green support among 2024 Labour voters fell to 8%.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 20:07-20:11
- 21:39
Charged quote Zack Polanski faces leadership questions after by-election and Zionism motion
A modern campaigner in a digital age who is not afraid to take risks. But in the week before polling day, divisions were on show. A bruising Green conference which voted Zionism is racism. Polanski missed the vote. Now walking the finest of lines. I think that is an ideology that is a racist ideology.
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 21:39-21:43
- 24:05
Charged quote Zack Polanski faces leadership questions after by-election and Zionism motion
this is just the ups and downs of politics. Andy Burnham is in his honeymoon. It was always a tricky seat. Those would be the conversations that we're having, but instead we're talking about a lack of moral leadership because of the way Zack Polanski didn't turn up to vote on the motion either way. The way he's kind of tried to duck it
Sky News, The Wrap With Gillian Joseph, 9 October 2026, 24:05-24:08
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