'Total betrayal of Ukraine': Lawmakers react to Trump's diesel deal with Russia
Russia will supply over 300,000 tons of diesel to global markets under a six-month Treasury Department sanctions relief plan to lower fuel prices, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel, claiming costs "will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!"
- The U.S. Treasury Department eased sanctions for six months, allowing Russian diesel into global markets as Trump seeks to lower fuel costs ahead of midterm elections.
- Russia agreed to supply over 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, followed by 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons thereafter; Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy predicted the deal "may be difficult to achieve."
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren called the deal "a total betrayal of Ukraine," while Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski urged using existing authorities to choke off Russian revenues.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the deal as "an obvious weakness" that plays into Russia's hands, while Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff continues meeting with officials in Miami on war strategies.
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Moscow has been the subject of a wave of sanctions by the United States and its partners since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump reached agreement before the November legislative elections. Trump’s Republican Party runs the risk of losing control in Congress as voters’ frustration increases over the increase in fuel costs. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski criticized Trump for making a decision he considered “indignious” and “weak.” Th…
'Total betrayal of Ukraine': Lawmakers react to Trump's diesel deal with Russia
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are voicing concerns after President Donald Trump struck a diesel deal with Russia, his latest push to lower prices ahead of the midterm elections.
The US president loosens the sanctions against the Kremlin in order to lower fuel prices. Selensky talks of a gift to Putin – the democrats call it "a pact with the devil."
US Democratic senators called President Donald Trump's decision a “complete betrayal of Ukraine, European allies and America's national security”
More revenue, less pressure, strong signal: The diesel deal with Donald Trump plays into the Kremlin's hands and is an economic and political gain for President Putin.
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