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6 senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices. Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· Oct 11, 1:50 PM6 senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel planAlso ran in Anchorage Daily News, Baltimore Sun, Bangor Daily News, FOX 4 News, NBC 5 Chicago, NBC10 Boston, SFGATE, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Mercury News

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6 senators call on Trump to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel planThe bipartisan group of senators, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski, said that the U.S. “should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians.”

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Trump Announced a Diesel Deal With Russia. Four GOP Senators Sent a Letter Decrying It."Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin's brutal war against Ukraine," Senators said in a letter.

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Russian diesel deal "a betrayal," bipartisan coalition saysPresident Trump's deal to lift sanctions on Russia to increase diesel supplies "is a betrayal of the people of Ukraine" and "a gift to our adversary," a bipartisan coalition of senators wrote in a letter admonishing the agreement. Why it matters: The decision to turn to Vladimir Putin in an attempt to ease the diesel crunch is piling onto Republican…

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'A gift to our adversary': Bipartisan group of senators slam Trump's Russian diesel deal“This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies; it should be rescinded,” the senators wrote.

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