President Trump struck a deal for Russia to supply diesel immediately to the U.S. to lower prices, which the column says are $1,000 or more to fill a commercial tank in many areas. The author argues that U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel raised costs for groceries and other goods, and defends the deal as 'America First' despite criticism from Republicans including Sens. John Curtis and Thom Tillis and Rep. Don Bacon. The piece says diesel peaked at $6.528 per gallon a few weeks ago and remains 65% to 71% higher than a year ago. It also argues that the EU's reported $250 billion in energy payments to Russia should leave European countries, not Americans, to bear the costs of their stance, noting the U.S. has already sent hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.
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