# EU will not ease Russia sanctions despite US diesel deal

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will maintain its fossil fuel sanctions on Moscow, rejecting the approach taken by the Trump administration.
- Title: EU will not ease Russia sanctions despite US diesel deal
- Summary: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc will maintain its fossil fuel sanctions on Moscow, rejecting the approach taken by the Trump…
- Keywords: european union, russia, energy sanctions, ursula von der leyen, donald trump, fossil fuels, diesel, politics, world, ease, sanctions, despite
- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/eu-ursula-von-der-leyen-russia-energy-sanctions-us-diesel-deal
- Published: 2026-10-21T09:31:27+00:00
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- Topics: european union, russia, energy sanctions, ursula von der leyen, donald trump, fossil fuels, diesel, politics, world
## Von der Leyen rejects US diesel deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday the EU will not ease sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, even after the US struck a diesel deal with Moscow.
## Russia cannot be trusted, von der Leyen warns
In a speech to EU lawmakers, von der Leyen said Russia is not a trusted energy supplier because it would weaponize energy dependencies to blackmail others, citing its gas cuts to Europe.

> Russia is not a trusted supplier of energy because it would, this is our experience, at any time weaponize energy dependencies to blackmail others
## Trump's deal eases diesel sanctions until twenty twenty-seven
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease sanctions on diesel fuel imports until April twenty twenty-seven as global oil prices surge.
## Key takeaway

The EU will not ease sanctions on Russian fossil fuels despite a US-Russia diesel deal, von der Leyen said, citing Russia's history of weaponizing energy supplies.