New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Days after announcing a diesel supply deal with Russia, US President Donald Trump defended the agreement with Moscow on Monday (local time), saying it would help ease global fuel pressures and benefit American farmers and ranchers.

Trump made these remarks before travelling to Ohio for a midterm election campaign rally. Speaking to reporters, he said, "We make a lot of oil. We could impose a restriction on oil, but the rest of the world would be greatly affected if we did that. We could do a restriction, a cap on diesel. Keep it all for ourselves. That would have a very big impact. It's not really a deal for me; it's a deal for the rest of the world. Anything that could help our farmers, our ranchers."

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