The bloc has already been grappling with tight supplies, with Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries adding to the pressure<\/p>\n
A US ban on diesel exports could squeeze the EU\u2019s energy market, which is already strained by reduced Russian supplies due to sanctions and disruptions in flows from the Middle East, officials in Brussels have warned.
\nEuropean Commission spokesman Olof Gill told Politico on Thursday that Brussels was concerned by reports that Washington could halt diesel exports for 90 days, warning that any disruption \u201cwould risk negatively impacting both sides.\u201d
\nThe US has supplied about a third of Europe\u2019s diesel imports this year, with its share rising to around half in August, according to government data. Prices at the pump have already reached record highs in Germany and the Netherlands.
\nCommission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said Brussels was monitoring the markets and security of supply \u201cvery, very closely,\u201d noting that the US was a \u201cmajor supplier\u201d of both diesel and liquefied natural gas as part of the bloc\u2019s \u201cdiversification strategy since 2022.\u201d
\nTrump backed the idea of restricting exports on Tuesday as US diesel prices hit a record $6.52 a gallon ($1.72 per liter). \u201cI\u2019ve said let\u2019s not send out the diesel,\u201d he told reporters ahead of a meeting with Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky.<\/p>\n
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Trump has also repeatedly urged Zelensky to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, saying the attacks were contributing to a global diesel shortage.
\nThe issue was raised during talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on Wednesday. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov said Ukrainian attacks on energy and cross-border infrastructure were deliberately contributing to instability in global energy markets.
\nRussia has also restricted fuel exports to stabilize its domestic market. The measures run through January, although direct producers have been permitted to export diesel, marine fuel and gasoline since September.<\/p>\n
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Supplies have also been squeezed by the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has severely disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that normally carries around a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. Gulf diesel and gasoline exports fell to just over a quarter of pre-war levels in August, according to the International Energy Agency.
\nThe EU has sharply reduced purchases of Russian energy since the 2022 escalation of the Ukraine conflict. Russia\u2019s share of the bloc\u2019s gas imports plunged from 45% to 12% by 2025, while its share of oil imports dropped from 27% to about 2%.
\nMoscow has blamed the EU\u2019s decision to cut Russian energy imports as a key factor behind the crisis. Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev said last week that Europe was facing \u201cthe worst energy crisis in history,\u201d describing the situation as \u201cself-made.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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