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Europe agrees to release stocked diesel oil, Trump says

Europe agrees to release stocked diesel oil, Trump says

Oct 2, 2026
  • Germany cuts energy tax on gas and diesel until year's end — Axel Schmidt

    WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Europe has agreed to release a "massive amount" of diesel oil stocks, as the price of the fuel has steadily risen head of November US elections.

    "Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil. The process will begin immediately," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

    (Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Michelle Nichols)

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