Bipartisan US Senators Urge Trump to Scrap Russian Diesel Deal
The senators said the arrangement would help finance Moscow’s war in Ukraine and would not lower fuel prices for Americans.
- On Tuesday, 12 United States senators—six Republicans and six Democrats—signed a letter urging President Donald Trump to rescind his diesel oil deal with Russia, saying it finances Moscow's war on Ukraine.
- Trump announced the agreement on Friday, allowing Russia to supply 4.8 million metric tons—nearly 36 million barrels—of diesel through mid-April 2026, claiming it would sharply reduce high prices for American consumers.
- The lawmakers wrote that the pact will have "a negligible impact on fuel prices," while the Kremlin's revenues will "undoubtedly finance its desired war of attrition" and strengthen ties with China, Iran, and North Korea.
- Defending the decision on Monday, Trump wrote on Truth Social, "I made the right choice for the American People ALWAYS, AMERICA FIRST!" as bipartisan criticism continues to mount.
- This bipartisan pushback marks a rare shift in GOP foreign policy support weeks before midterm elections, with senators warning the deal undermines the United States' duty to support Ukraine against Russian aggression.
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Republicans join Democrats in opposing Trump’s Russia diesel deal | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> A dozen U.S. senators, including six Republicans, called on President Donald Trump today to rescind his diesel deal with Russia, days before his administration must decide whether to formally impose new sanctions on Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
Six Republicans are among the 12 elected Americans who denounce the agreement negotiated by Donald Trump as "a betrayal of the Ukrainian people".
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Today in one sentence: Twelve senators, including six Republicans, urged Trump to rescind his diesel deal with Putin, calling it “a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies”; the White House forced Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece; the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Trump administration’s effort to withhold DOGE records; Trump’s new White House press secretary ended her first briefing after about 14 minutes, …
Twelve senators from the Republican and Democratic parties appealed to US President Donald Trump with a demand to withdraw from the agreement with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Russian diesel fuel. In a bipartisan letter, they called this agreement “a gift to our adversary and...
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