How Trump’s diesel deal with Russia will impact the United States and Ukraine

US President Trump's diesel deal with Russia has raised concerns in Ukraine and its allies.

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US President Trump has announced a deal to buy Russian diesel, which involves a temporary easing of US sanctions against Moscow, according to DW News.

The deal has alarmed Ukraine and its allies, with many viewing it as a stab in the back by their US ally, DW News reports.

Security expert Carlo Masala of the Bundeswehr University Munich said the developments show that Trump is not interested in supporting Ukraine, but rather domestic US politics and relations with Russia are more important to him, DW News reports.

The US president aims to sway the outcome of the US midterm elections on November 3 through an agreement with Russia, according to DW News.

Polls suggest that Trump's Republican Party could lose its majority in the House, and a loss of the Republicans' Senate majority is also possible, DW News reports.

Observers consider Trump's hopes that Russian diesel shipments could affect prices in the US illusory, with Thomas Jäger of the University of Cologne saying that the volume is so small that it will have absolutely no effect on prices, DW News reports.