
Trump rules out ban on diesel exports after Europe agrees to tap its stocks
President Donald Trump said on Friday he ruled out a ban on diesel exports and had never really considered such a ban, hours after Europe gave in to US pressure and agreed to release fuel from its stocks.
The announcement appears to end more than a week of frantic lobbying on two continents after soaring fuel prices – driven by the ongoing war with Iran as well as Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries – angered farmers and put pressure on the sector. Asset administration to act before the November midterm elections.
“Europe has a lot of diesel and it will make a major global contribution, just like us. » Asset told reporters as he left the White House on a campaign trip. “And we are not going to impose an export ban.
“It was never really on the table, but what Europe has done is a good thing,” he added.
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