New video uploaded: Why Trump made a diesel deal with Putin Our White House and national security correspondent David E. Sanger explains why President Donald Trump made a deal with President Vladimir V. Putin to import Russian diesel fuel in the coming months, despite recently signing congressional legislation toughening energy sanctions against Russia. By David E. Sanger, Paul Abowd, Nikolay Nikolov, Nour Idriss, Rafaela Balster and Whitney Shefte October 14, 2026
