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GOP lawmakers reject U.S.-Russia diesel deal, Trump's Zelensky comments

Several Republicans voiced objections to the Trump administration Russian diesel deal and President Trump's suggestion that Ukraine needed a new leader. When asked about the deal, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Friday he supported the president’s decision but he doesn’t “support his decision to import it from Putin. Vladimir Putin is a butcher. He's a...

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Republicans Warn Trump's Putin Diesel Deal Could Help Russia's War EffortRepublican lawmakers including Don Bacon and Michael McCaul are criticizing Trump's diesel deal with Putin, warning it could help fund Russia's war in Ukraine.

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