German government is maintaining sanctions against Russia despite Trump’s agreement with Putin on diesel

Despite the agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the German government has confirmed that diesel fuel from Russia will definitely not be supplied to Germany and that support for Ukraine "remains unchanged".

This was stated by German government spokesperson Stefan Cornelius, reports *Welt*, as relayed by Censor.NET.

Germany is complying with the sanctions against Russia

In response to the diesel fuel agreement between the US and Russia, the German Government has emphasised its unwavering commitment to sanctions against Russia.

"The German Government is standing by its decisions on sanctions against Russia and is working with its European partners on further sanctions. Our support for Ukraine in its fight against aggression remains unwavering," emphasised Cornelius.

For her part, the spokesperson for Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katerina Reiche also stated in Berlin that Germany fully supports the sanctions packages.

"Russian oil and petroleum products have been subject to EU sanctions since 2023. Since then, Germany has not imported any oil or petroleum products from Russia. Our supply is diversified; we are not dependent on Russian oil," the spokeswoman said.

Diesel agreement

On 9 October, US President Donald Trump stated that he had spoken with the Russian dictator Putin, with whom he had agreed on the supply of diesel fuel from Russia to markets in the US and around the world.
According to him, Russia will "immediately" supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets, a further 500,000 tonnes during November, and another million tonnes "immediately afterwards".
The US Department of the Treasury has announced that, on Trump’s instructions, the Office of Foreign Assets Control is immediately issuing a temporary general licence to permit the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the global market.
In response, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described Russia’s authorisation to sell petroleum products as an "investment in war" and called on the US to hold firm talks with Moscow and impose sanctions under the Lindsey Graham Act.
It should be recalled that, against the backdrop of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, the Russian authorities have extended the ban on diesel fuel exports on several occasions, at least until the end of October.
The US President has publicly stated that Ukraine must cease its attacks on Russia’s energy sector, as this, he claims, is leading to a shortage of diesel fuel. According to him, the shortage has arisen precisely because of the war in Ukraine, and not because of the US war against Iran.
Similar statements have been made by other American politicians. For instance, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy sector are leading to an energy crisis. He cited the war with Iran as the second cause of the crisis.