Trump Says Putin Agreed to Release Diesel Into Global Market

President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to release diesel supplies into the global market, aiming to curb price hikes for the critical fuel. Trump made the claim in a social media post Friday, according to a report cited as coming through the Bloomberg Terminal. The announcement was framed as an immediate action to increase global diesel availability, with the administration seeking relief from elevated costs. The short update did not provide operational details on how the supply would be released or delivered, and it offered no further specifics beyond Trump’s statement about the agreement.