Bipartisan US senators urge Trump to scrap Russian diesel deal
Twelve senators say the agreement would bring little relief at the pump while providing revenue to Russia.
A bipartisan group of 12 US senators urged President Donald Trump on October 13 to rescind his Russian diesel deal, arguing in a letter that it would do little to lower US fuel prices while providing revenue to Russia.
Six Republicans were among the senators. Their assessments of the deal’s likely effects are arguments made in the letter, rather than established outcomes.
What the Russian diesel deal covers
Trump announced on October 9 that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to release more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, with another 500,000 tons to follow in November, according to an AFP report published by The Straits Times. The report said the US Treasury issued a temporary licence for transactions involving Russian-origin diesel; it did not establish whether the proposed volumes had been delivered.
The senators’ request follows criticism of the agreement in Ukraine. DW reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised the decision.
Sources and context
- Bipartisan US senators urge Trump to scrap Russian diesel dealThe Straits Times (AFP report)
- US senators ask Trump to rescind 'disastrous' Russian diesel dealThe National
- Ukraine and the US: What's next after Trump's diesel deal with Russia?DW
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