14 October 2026
President Trump announced a deal to purchase Russian diesel fuel and temporarily suspended sanctions in an effort to lower domestic fuel prices amid rising costs from the war in Iran and in anticipation of the upcoming midterms. This abrupt foreign policy shift stunned European allies and drew sharp criticism from Ukraine, which viewed the move as a weakening of Western leverage against Russia. Today, Anton Troianovski, a global affairs correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what the deal reveals about the Trump administration’s strategy with Russia, and how much it could actually lower prices at the pump. Guest: Anton Troianovski (https://www.nytimes.com/by/anton-troi...) , a global affairs correspondent for The New York Times who writes about foreign policy, national security and America’s place in the world. Background reading: Trump faces a new crisis over Ukraine following the Russian diesel deal (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/wo...) . Photo: Igor Grussak/picture alliance via Getty Images
Il principe ereditario saudita, Mohammed bin Salam lancia un severo ultimatum a Vladimir Putin, dichiarando, che se non interromperà, le forniture di armi ai nemici regionali, il mercato verrà inondato da un volume tale di petrolio, da distruggere il bilancio del Cremlino, come avvenuto ai tempi dell'Unione Sovietica.
