As election day looms, the president turns his eyes overseas for help with a pressing domestic problem. With elections that will decide control of Congress just weeks away and American voters already casting ballots in some battlegrounds, President Donald Trump has turned his eyes overseas – and to Russia, in particular - for help tackling one of his most pressing problems.

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As election day looms, the president turns his eyes overseas for help with a pressing domestic problem.

With elections that will decide control of Congress just weeks away and American voters already casting ballots in some battlegrounds, President Donald Trump has turned his eyes overseas – and to Russia, in particular - for help tackling one of his most pressing problems.

World affairs seldom provide easy answers, however, and developments elsewhere have threatened to undermine his efforts to bring down fuel prices before they provide any political benefit.

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  • •As election day looms, the president turns his eyes overseas for help with a pressing domestic problem.
  • •With elections that will decide control of Congress just weeks away and American voters already casting ballots in some battlegrounds, President Donald Trump has turned his eyes overseas – and to Russia, in particular - for help tackling one of his most pressing problems.
  • •World affairs seldom provide easy answers, however, and developments elsewhere have threatened to undermine his efforts to bring down fuel prices before they provide any political benefit.
  • •A whirlwind weekend started on Friday afternoon, as Trump announced a new deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that would provide the US with hundreds of millions of tons of Russian diesel fuel in the coming months.

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A whirlwind weekend started on Friday afternoon, as Trump announced a new deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that would provide the US with hundreds of millions of tons of Russian diesel fuel in the coming months.

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