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Senators demand Trump rescind Russian diesel deal
A bipartisan group of lawmakers says Trump's agreement with Putin to supply diesel betrays Ukraine and violates sanctions Congress passed this summer.
In brief
A bipartisan group of lawmakers says Trump's agreement with Putin to supply diesel betrays Ukraine and violates sanctions Congress passed this summer. Twelve senators from both parties called on President Trump to cancel a diesel supply deal with Russia, saying it funds Putin's war in Ukraine and contradicts…
Trump announces Russian diesel deal
President Trump announced via social media he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply more than three hundred thousand tons of diesel to American and global markets.
Deal violates congressional sanctions
Congress passed legislation this summer directing Trump to impose significant tariffs on top importers of Russian oil. The sanctions target Russian officials, companies and financial institutions helping fuel Russia's war in Ukraine.
Bipartisan senators call for rescission
Six Republican and six Democratic senators wrote to Trump on Tuesday saying the deal is a gift to America's adversary and a betrayal of its allies. They said it should be rescinded immediately.
“This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our allies; it should be rescinded.”
Trump defends deal as global market relief
Trump told reporters the diesel will be released into the world market because the world market suffered with high prices. He said it is not being supplied to the United States.
“That's a diesel deal that's going to be released into the world for the world market, because the world market suffered with high prices.”
The essence
Twelve senators from both parties called on President Trump to cancel a diesel supply deal with Russia, saying it funds Putin's war in Ukraine and contradicts congressional sanctions.
