Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan
- On Monday, President Donald Trump defended his decision to import Russian diesel, writing on Truth Social that he "made the right choice for the American People" despite bipartisan criticism that the arrangement violates federal law.
- The agreement, which Trump unveiled Friday, involves an initial 300,000 tons of diesel; a bipartisan group of seven senators wrote Sunday that the move ignores a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports.
- Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized the deal as a "betrayal" of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, while Rep. Dave Min argued the purchase forces the U.S. to sanction itself.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X Monday that Russian forces continued striking energy infrastructure, questioning the "energy ceasefire" Trump announced alongside the diesel deal.
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is planning legislation to block Russian oil purchases, seeking a discharge petition requiring 218 House signatures, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the deal as falling within the administration's legal authorities.
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Utah’s Curtis joins US senators from both parties blasting Trump order to import Russian diesel as illegal
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. Following an Oct. 9 call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets […]
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US senators from both parties blast Trump order to import Russian diesel as illegal
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. Following an Oct. 9 call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets […]
US senators from both parties blast Trump order to import Russian diesel as illegal • West Virginia Watch
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
In a joint statement, members of the US Senate foreign affairs committee questioned the legality of the controversial diesel deal that Donald Trump and Vladimir agreed on. Again, Republicans stand behind the sharp formulations. "More and more people see Trump as a burden," says researcher Alvar Atterving-Blomgren.
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