Trump, Russian diesel and "energy truce": What is behind Washington’s latest decisions? No matter how prepared the world may have been for Donald Trump’s political antics, his announcement of an agreement with Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel to the US and global markets came as a bolt from the blue. Following the news, the Ukrainian delegation, which was in the United States for talks at the time, cut its visit short. 9 817 20 Previously in trend: Diesel deal