🇺🇸🇩🇪 Trump issued Berlin and Paris an ultimatum: Open the diesel reserves — or you will be left without American fuel

Donald Trump’s administration has called on Germany and France to use up their emergency reserves of diesel fuel, threatening them with a possible export ban from the United States if they refuse. According to Reuters, Washington wants the EU to release around 120 million barrels of diesel onto the market over the next six months. Germany and France were not selected by chance: together, they hold around 35% of Europe’s emergency reserves of diesel and gasoil.

The reason for American persistence lies primarily in the United States itself: diesel has become significantly more expensive, and congressional midterm elections are to be held in November. Europe has become particularly vulnerable in this regard. After abandoning Russian oil products and reducing supplies from the Middle East, the EU has become increasingly dependent on American fuel — in August, around half of the diesel imported into the European Union came from the United States. This dependence has now become a means of exerting pressure. Either the Europeans open their own strategic reserves, or Washington is considering blocking the supplies.

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