Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call. (Image credit: David Zalubowski)
Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
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