EU rejects diesel export ban, says it is coordinating reserve releases with IEA and G7
European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said the EU was working with the International Energy Agency and G7 on using diesel from strategic reserves, Russia's TASS reported.
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The European Union has rejected imposing a ban on diesel exports, with a European Commission spokesperson saying such a move would undermine trust with the United States, according to a report by Russia's state news agency TASS. Commission representative Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said the EU was instead coordinating a plan with the International Energy Agency and the Group of Seven to draw on diesel held in European strategic reserves.
TASS's report did not detail the full scope of the coordinated plan, including specific volumes or a timeline for any release of reserve stocks. It was not immediately clear how this coordination relates to separate recent statements from US President Donald Trump, who said European countries had agreed to release stockpiled diesel, a claim that had not been independently confirmed by European governments at the time it was made.
Diesel supply has drawn periodic attention amid broader discussions about European energy security, with strategic reserves historically used as a tool to stabilize markets during periods of price or supply pressure.
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