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Diesel deal: what Russia's promised tons mean at the pump

Trump says Russia will send three hundred thousand tons of diesel at once, then more in November; no one has said who checks the barrels.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump said Friday on Truth Social that Russia will immediately supply more than three hundred thousand tons of diesel to global markets.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe says another five hundred thousand tons follow in November, and one million tons immediately after that.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCBS News asked GasBuddy's head of petroleum analysis, Patrick De Haan, what that could do to prices.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe question for your wallet is simple: does the pump get cheaper?

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe numbers sound big, and anyone who drives a delivery van or buys groceries has a stake, because diesel moves almost everything you eat.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere's the catch.

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  1. Yandex Data Centers Hit; Beast Costs Double · Reuters
  2. Trump's Russia energy deal and the fuel price squeeze · BBC
  3. Riyadh strike kills 12; Republicans push back on Russian diesel deal · Washington Examiner
  4. Trump's Zelensky attack, Russia diesel deal draw backlash; Erie… · The Washington Post
  5. Zelenskyy says Russia is violating Trump's energy ceasefire as drone… · CNBC
  6. Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced… · BBC
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