US lifts some oil sanctions on Russia, inviting diesel sales as Ukraine faces missile
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U.S. President Donald Trump lifted certain oil sanctions on Russia on October 9, inviting Russia to sell 1.8 million tonnes of diesel to the global market by year‑end, effectively reversing the Lindsey Graham Act that allowed secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian oil.
The invitation came as Ukraine reported that five ballistic missiles struck Kyiv’s Thermal Power Plant 4 on October 13, causing power outages, and Russia launched 850 drones and 39 missiles on October 14, hitting 30 energy targets in 19 regions; Starshield, the military element of SpaceX’s Starlink network, limited Ukraine’s navigation services to 160 km/h, hindering tracking of fast Geran‑4 drones that exceed 500 km/h, before services returned to normal on October 15.