‘Blackmail’: Europe fumes against White House demand for more diesel

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Their tactics ultimately led to G7 countries announcing they would release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their strategic reserves over the next four months.\n\nDiesel prices have hit record highs because of the war the Trump administration launched against Iran earlier this year and Russia’s war against Ukraine, both of which have caused massive damage to fuel refineries in the Middle East and Europe.\n\nOne European diplomat characterized the White House’s demands for a release against the threat of a U.S. export ban explicitly as “blackmail,” an official briefed on a call between EU energy officials early Friday told POLITICO.","isAccessibleForFree":true}],"isAccessibleForFree":false}</script><script type="text/javascript"> const breakpointObj = { "viewBreak": 1020, "breakArray": [650, 980, 1020, 1335] }; const isStorageEnabled = () => { if (typeof Storage !== 'undefined') { try { …