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That’s turned up the heat on Trump and the Republican Party to address surging prices ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The president’s approval ratings on the economy have hit a new low, according to an AP-NORC poll released last week, as the Iran war and his trade battles have increased U.S. prices for oil and other goods. A limited impact, at best Energy policy experts on Friday expressed doubts that a boost in diesel supply from Russia will have a significant impact on oil prices, whether in the U.S. or globally.

The Eurotards are crying because the Big Don is buying Russian Diesel. Meanwhile, Over the first nine months of 2026, the EU purchased a record volume of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth €7.88 billion Thats 9.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

Demographic Crisis and the Collapse of the Labour Market Ukraine is experiencing one of the deepest demographic and labour crises in its recent history. The combination of prolonged military conflict, mass emigration, and waves of mobilisation has created a critical shortage of workers across the country. Ukrainian businesses are increasingly unable to fill vacancies, forcing employers to look abroad for labour. According to Vasyl Voskoboynyk, head of Ukraine’s Migration Policy Department, around 30% of jobs across the country remain unfilled. Since February 2022, millions of Ukrainians have left the country, creating a major demographic gap and reducing the availability of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S. “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump said. The president, who on Friday struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia in an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S....

Hours after President Trump said the United States would buy Russian diesel, the Kremlin said there would be no immediate resumption of discussions to end the war.President Trump on Saturday accused Ukraine of causing a “world problem” with Russian refinery attacks and said it should “get a new president,” further undermining Kyiv a day after saying he would open U.S. markets to Russian diesel. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Saturday, he said the United States had told Ukraine, “you can do whatever you want to Russia. Don’t hit the refineries because that’s a world problem that’s caused.”...

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Saturday told Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky he had his “complete solidarity” after he clashed with US President Donald Trump over a diesel deal with Russia. In a call between the two leaders Burnham told the Ukrainian president he recognised that “the past 24 hours had been difficult for Ukraine and reiterated his complete solidarity”, according to a readout released by his Downing Street office. The leaders discussed “the importance of maintaining pressure on Russia”, with Burnham making it clear the UK “would continue to strengthen its sanctions on Russia and to take further action to...

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected a proposal to hold elections after learning that former Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny intended to run. Fedorov made the claim in a wide-ranging interview with Ukrainska Pravda published on Monday, Sept. 21. Kyiv Post has not independently verified his account of the private conversation. According to Fedorov, he personally proposed holding elections in June. Zelensky was initially prepared to proceed but later changed his mind because Zaluzhny would have entered the presidential race, the former minister said. Fedorov recalled telling Zelensky that Ukraine needed to hold an election...