Sunday shows preview: Trump admin’s Russia deal, public execution plan spark pre-midterm backlash
The temporary license lets Russian-origin diesel return to world markets, while analysts say the initial volumes would cover only about 1.5 days of U.S. demand.
- On Friday, the Treasury Department issued General License 135, authorizing transactions for Russian-origin diesel through April 2027. President Trump presented the targeted exemption as a strategy to increase global supplies and reduce fuel prices.
- Russia has restricted diesel exports in recent months as Ukraine's drone attacks damaged refineries, removing approximately 800,000 barrels per day from global markets. This contributed to fuel shortages the administration seeks to mitigate.
- Trump said Russia would initially supply more than 300,000 metric tons, followed by 500,000 tons in November. Eurasia Group senior analyst Gregory Brew noted this immediate commitment amounts to less than 2% of total United States output.
- Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, and Jeanne Shaheen condemned Friday's move as a "total betrayal of Ukraine, our European allies and American national security." Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon called the president's deference to Putin "embarrassing."
- While the license extends into April 2027, experts question if Russia can supply the promised fuel given refinery damage. American officials warned Kyiv that continued strikes on Russian energy infrastructure could jeopardize intelligence-sharing.
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The European allies of Ukraine were shocked by Trump's decision to negotiate with Putin on the diesel, and stressed Pettery Orpo.
Donald Trump's choice of understanding with Vladimir Putin on diesel "has no logic." This is what Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo pointed out in an interview with Politico, on the sidelines of the EU summit. "My message to him is that we are allies. (ANSA)
‘No logic’: Finland slams Trump for siding with Putin against Ukraine
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo tells POLITICO the U.S. is going against its allies and warns Europe must find a way to keep Ukraine in the fight, even if it means reopening the debate over raiding Russian assets.
HOWEY COLUMN: President Trump’s diesel grade betrayal of Ukraine
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This agreement finances Putin's war against Ukraine, said Petteri Orpo, who denounced the "direct agreement with Putin"
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