The Group of Seven Nations agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil from its stockpiles—following a desperate plea from the White House.

The G7 held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss global energy costs. The discussion came in the wake of a pressing call between Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, during which the U.S. leader asked for assistance amid the current oil crisis and floated the idea of banning U.S. diesel exports, according to CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Brennan.

Donald Trump announced after the meeting that “Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil. The process will begin immediately.”

The European barrels are expected to hit the market over the next four months.

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[–] 47 points 6 days ago (11 children)

no, he didn't beg

he threatened to stop selling US energy to EU

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  • [–] 19 points 6 days ago (10 children)

    He'd be a moron to do that tbh. Right now the US is massively profiting off the high energy prices. Not its people but its oil companies at least.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    He's bankrupted casinos before so why not his own oil industry

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  • [–] 26 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Donald Trump is a rapist. All this is happening because Donald Trump forced himself on little children.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 days ago

    They all should have said no.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 days ago

    I really hope spinless cowards who runs my home country won't help him... they will probably help him...

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  • [–] 15 points 6 days ago*

    The European barrels are expected to hit the market over the next four months.

    We just need a month for paperwork and stuff, we'll start around middle of November. Hope this helps!

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  • Thing is... they folded. I wonder if it has to do with the number of US military bases on EU soil.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 days ago

    Then stop the Iran war, Dementia Don!

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  • Too bad they all didn't say "Fuck you"

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago

    He didn't beg, he threatened.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    What a weasel, what a rat.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    😂😂😂😂😂The man is a fool 🤡

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago

    WSJ/US press repeating them, are pretending that 90% of prewar transit has occurred this one time at band camp. If it were true, China would be buying it and getting massive refining profits from exports. Iran has hit over 7 ships in last 2 weeks attempting to transit without its permission. Even if they were getting out some oil, region needs ships to go back into SoH.

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