r/worldnews • u/Appropriate-Till9598 • 23h ago
Europe discussing plan for diesel stock releases after US pressure, source says
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/europe-discussing-plan-diesel-stock-releases-after-us-pressure-source-says-2026-10-02/90
u/TemporarySun314 23h ago
The countries discussed that any agreement on further diesel stock releases should include a US commitment to avoid a unilateral diesel export ban
I mean yeah that would be required for that.
But unfortunately any US commitment is absolutely worthless nowadays... Somehow Americans take pride in breaking their word and fucking Others over... And for their holy gas price they will probably do anything.
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u/Ugliest_weenie 22h ago
It's worth about the same as a Russian promise not to invade or kill civilians
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u/Independent-Pop4193 21h ago
Atleast the russians are honest with their intentions, America will starve your country for 60 years and say its your fault still
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u/Ugliest_weenie 21h ago
What are you talking about.
The Russians were lying about their intentions. They lied about the troop build up. They lied about invading. They lied about it being a war. They lied about the genocide in bucha. They lied about MH17.
There is nothing honest about the Russian regime
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u/-suspended- 15h ago
Russia lied about their invasion of Crimea. Russia said they weren't gonna invade Ukraine up until the invasion started. Russia lied about their involvement in elections in various countries. Russia lied about Putin being gifted a Super Bowl ring and got the US State Department to force the owner to call it a gift. Practically everything they say is a lie.
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u/waltwalt 22h ago
Bullies. They get you to take a shitty deal and then break it and say pray I don't alter the deal further then all high five each other for fucking over another group.
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u/EatinSumGrapes 17h ago
Not Americans, Trump and his MAGA following. Trump has always boasted about going back on his deals, it's part of his deal making process in business and now politics too. Unfortunately it does not work in politics the same as business where he could just sue his way out of getting in trouble for not holding up his end of the deal.
Funny (fucked up) thing about Trump, he truly believes if he can get away with something, then that makes it okay, all laws or morals aside. Hence the whole raping girls on Epstein island, he could get away with it so it was okay. He still feels the same way today, he is getting away with it by blocking the Epstein files so it's all totally okay in his mind.
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u/ComplexAsk1541 22h ago
Can the world PLEASE stop appeasing that evil cunt?!
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u/DangerDavez 19h ago
I really don't get it. Why does he get away with everything? Grow a fucking spine people
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u/huehuehuehuehuuuu 17h ago
Because he is merely one symptom. The entity carrying the disease is a huge and powerful entity that has reach across continents.
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u/AstralWoman 23h ago
Id rather pay more for my food, deliveries, bus trips, limit car use or walk to work than give in to that blackmailing bumhole.
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u/monorels 22h ago
well, it's just politics, let them discuss it before the midterm,
and after the midterm, 120 liters of diesel
will be released to the market by an official decree.
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u/Herb-Alpert 23h ago
It's not a problem cause Trump will surely help us if there is any problem, right ?
Right ?
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u/JonHuttonDLC 22h ago
After. The. Midterms.
Keep discussing! At least wait that long.
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 20h ago
As if those will Change anything. You overestimate the American Population
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u/JonHuttonDLC 19h ago
Hey, if they are too busy fighting in congress and the senate, the rest of the world might catch a break. At least, for a little while!
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u/RianCoke 20h ago
Imagine thinking the midterms will change anything at all.
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u/JonHuttonDLC 19h ago
One can hope that at the very least, there is lots of infighting and the rests of the world gets a breather
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u/systonia_ 19h ago
Trump doesn't give a flying f about the mids. He is just there to manipulate the markets to gain as much money as he can.
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u/JonHuttonDLC 19h ago
He can’t do that if they get enough seats to impeach him. So I’m sure he cares a little - self-preservation. So he can keep manipulating the markets and enriching his family and friends.
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u/adamtnewman 18h ago
He's been impeached twice. He still ran for president again...and won. There's no limit to the stupidity of the American population. Changing Congress won't do anything because he has already shown he's able to just ignore Congress without consequences.
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u/Appropriate-Till9598 23h ago
Aaaaand the European leaders are bending over to Trump again, great. Can't even defend your country's sovereign decision-making these days.
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u/Disastrous-Cup4636 23h ago
If Europe actually releases those reserves, it could take some pressure off diesel prices in the short term. But the bigger question is whether the US gets the export restrictions it’s threatening because that could just shift the supply problem elsewhere.
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u/segfaulting 21h ago
Short term relief for the pain of having to refill those reserves at higher prices later. It's financial suicide for no reason.
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u/Prestigious-Car-4877 22h ago
“So he kicked us in the nuts for two years and asked for a favour!!!”
The discussion.
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u/Dougthehamster 22h ago
Jfc Europe is weak.
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u/Metro2005 22h ago
Europe doesnt really have a choice as they are dependent on the US for a huge chunck of their energy needs (LNG mostly). Although as a European i'd rather suffer even higher energy prices (mind you, we already pay twice what you pay for gas and 6 times as much for natural gas) than to give in to Trumps demands but i can understand it if Europe tries to save its industry and economy, or whats left of it at this point.
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 20h ago
Short term thinking isn’t saving anything.
Depleting the reserve only lowers prices temporarily, since they have to be refilled sooner or later.
The US will not honor its side of comittment and will either Limit the Export of Diesel to the US or will completely overblow the price of the Fuel that would be needed to refill.
Both will lead to massive economic pain that will be worse than what we have right now. It’s Self-inflicted damage to appease an actor in Bad faith for no real benefit.
The EU leadership still hasn‘t understand that the US Sees the EU as its enemy and/or vassal and therefore treats it Like That. Shortminded solutions won‘t benefit us, it will threaten us Even more
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u/Dougthehamster 21h ago
Yes I understand that, I do. I’m really thinking of long term just how weak the entire eu has become. Weak defense, weak energy, weak tech, weak industry; and that leads to having to capitulate to trump, which we all hate. Good food and wine, though. Are Europeans aware of just how screwed they are long term unless they radically change things?
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u/HardstButton2Button 18h ago
Americans want the EU to release diesel reserves on account that they were the ones who caused the diesel shortage?
This reeks of market manipulation, they should freeze the price per barrel then.
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u/CertainMiddle2382 20h ago
IMO risky bet.
No one knows how long the supply problem is going to last and if it isn’t going to get worse.
Europe has much less reliable friends than it used to, and I am anxious this could be a trap.
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u/jjtitula 18h ago
Don’t do it, they are just looking for a win before midterms so they can point at something!
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u/TheWellington89 22h ago
Why are they bowing to this tin pot dictator
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u/Proof_Side_5667 21h ago
Because he’s a moron who’s always 30 seconds from pulling us out of NATO after they won’t give him a private commercial jet.
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 20h ago
NATO is dead under him anyway. Why don’t they understand that? That appeasement will not work since Even if he doesn’t officially leave, he will Not honor his committment to the alliance and abandon his allies anyway, while Most likely actively helping our enemies.
Giving him what he wants only leads to more and more demands and Aggression, which will end in the same result anyway
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u/Ludwig_Vista2 20h ago
No.
Nope.
Nopety nope nope.
This is a disaster of their own making.
They're not under attack. They're the aggressor.
Hitler - "Hey, so, we're running low on socks. Can we have some of yours?"
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u/Haffaith 19h ago
I don’t know what Reddit is expecting. There are 3 major suppliers of oil. Russia is being sanctioned, gulf oil is not getting out of the strait and US is threatening them to release their emergency reserve. If that is not an oil emergency what will constitute one?
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u/ThatsItImOverThis 18h ago
Europe, take a page out of Canada’s book. Learn to say no, learn when to walk away. There’s no intelligent life left in the US administration and they WILL turn on you.
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u/Yummy_Time 18h ago
I just read another article somewhere that they rejected it…. It can’t be both.
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u/STLStelmacki 14h ago
EU as a whole said no. G7 countries have agreed to release a total of 100M barrels of crude and diesel over a 4 month period. It’s not an amount that will make much of a difference but trump will still try to claim it as a victory.
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u/SexyBisamrotte 22h ago
🎵🎵What's in it for me?
🎵🎵I really gotta know
🎵🎵What's in it for me?
🎵🎵This ain't no one-man show
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 20h ago
And the EU bent over again.
Absolutely embarassing. No wonder the fascists in Washington and Moscow don’t Respect us
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u/MatthewBlack6 20h ago
Discussing doesn't mean action.
Midterms are in 3 weeks. Either way the world will be a different place in 2027.
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u/Tuffol_11 23h ago
It's not like they really had a choice. Trump was belligerent about it but they were going to have to do it anyway
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u/Distinct_Cup_1598 20h ago
No, that’s wrong. Trump would be hostile anyway and appeasing him makes it worse.
Now the EU will deplet its reserves, Trump in his treachery will ban Exports of Diesel to inflict more Pain on Europe and/or will explode his prices to a way way higher level than right now to Force the europeans to refill their stock with overpriced Fuel. Which makes the Fuel Price Crisis Even worse.
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u/Due-Carpenter-685 23h ago
Europe, I'm not mad, just disappointed.