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'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 moved to ease sanctions for six months, allowing Russian diesel into global markets as Trump sought 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, though 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 Trump to use existing authorities to choke off Russian revenues.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the deal as "an obvious weakness," while Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff continues meeting with officials in Miami to discuss strategies for ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
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'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.
·Jackson, United States
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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."
·Munich, Germany
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US President Donald Trump announced after a conversation with Vladimir Putin an agreement on extensive diesel shipments from Russia. The US wants to suspend certain sanctions temporarily. While Moscow welcomes the move, Ukraine reacts with sharp criticism. The agreement also faces resistance in the US.
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