U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday a diesel supply agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, allowing Russia to supply diesel to the global market in an effort to rapidly lower record-high diesel prices. Under the agreement, Russia will immediately supply 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by another 500,000 tons in November, then an immediate 1 million tons, and an additional 3 million tons depending on refinery conditions. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a temporary general license authorizing the relevant transactions until April 7, 2027.

However, this move has sparked widespread controversy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a strong statement, accusing the U.S. of easing sanctions on Moscow, which "plays right into Russia's hands," and stating that any relaxation of sanctions without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement is "a clear sign of weakness." Several bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress and commentators also pointed out that the agreement contradicts recent U.S. efforts to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine by sanctioning its energy exports, particularly clashing with the Lindsey O. Graham Sanction Russia and Iran Act signed by Donald Trump three weeks prior. Wharton School Professor Jeremy Siegel called the move "a deal with the devil" and considered it "very unfortunate."