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Coverage on Sky News and BBC NEWS reported that US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin under which Russia would supply diesel to the United States and the global market. The reported volumes were 300,000 tons immediately, 500,000 tons in November, and another one million tons after that. Trump, speaking outside the White House, thanked Putin and called the arrangement a big deal, saying diesel was what the United States wanted. BBC NEWS reported that the Kremlin acknowledged the deal and said Russia was ready to supply oil to the US. Sky News reported that Trump also said oil prices were already dropping. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the deal. Sky News reported that he called it weak and a gift to Russia, and said that gifts to Putin would not bring peace and that Russia would repay the diesel with further terror. BBC NEWS reported that Zelensky called it a gift to Putin and an investment in a war that must be ended rather than prolonged, and that the move on Friday sparked anger from him. Sky News said the deal contrasted with sanctions on Moscow signed into law by Trump last month, and its correspondent characterised the arrangement as investing in Russia, undermining those sanctions, and appearing motivated by electoral pressure and a desire to lower energy prices. BBC NEWS reported that Trump faced mounting pressure to bring down fuel prices. BBC NEWS's coverage included analysis from Benjamin Radd, who said the diesel volumes were not large enough to change the current US shortage, though they could signal relief to markets and push prices down. He said the deal was not tied to a broader agreement or concessions from Putin and could be seen as a unilateral US concession. He also said Russia had a surplus of diesel but not of regular petrol, and that Russia's diesel export restrictions were a negotiating tactic rather than a result of insufficient production. Sky News reported that 300,000 tons would meet US market demand for less than a day, and that diesel prices were about 60 percent higher than two years earlier, which it attributed to the war in Iran. BBC NEWS referred to a near doubling of diesel prices since the war with Iran began.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by all 2 channels | ||
| US President Donald Trump announced a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin under which Russia would supply diesel to the United States and the global market. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| The reported diesel volumes were 300,000 tons immediately, 500,000 tons in November, and a further one million tons later. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| Trump thanked Putin, described the arrangement as a big deal, and said diesel was what the United States wanted. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| Zelensky criticised the diesel deal as a gift to Putin or Russia, saying it would not bring peace and that Russia would repay it with further terror. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| The reported diesel volumes were considered too small to significantly ease the US shortage, though they could signal relief to markets and put downward pressure on prices. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| Diesel prices had risen sharply because of the war with Iran, with reports of a rise of about 60% or almost doubling. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| Trump faced pressure to bring down fuel or energy prices. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| Only on one channel | ||
| The Kremlin acknowledged the deal and said Russia was ready to supply oil to the United States. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by Sky News |
| Trump said oil prices were already dropping. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| The diesel deal contrasted with sanctions on Moscow that Trump had signed into law the previous month. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| Benjamin Radd said the deal was not linked to a broader agreement or Russian concessions and could be seen as a unilateral US concession. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by Sky News |
| Benjamin Radd said Russia had a surplus of diesel but not of regular petrol, and that its diesel export restrictions were a negotiating tactic rather than a result of insufficient production. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by Sky News |
| Trump had previously criticised the EU for continuing to buy Russian oil and gas and called for an end to all such energy purchases from Russia. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| It was not known what Russia would be paid for the diesel. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
| A Sky News correspondent characterised the deal as an investment in Russia that undermines Trump's own sanctions and is driven by electoral pressure and a desire to lower energy prices. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News |
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