What changed in this update
Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Trump administration Russian diesel import deal and Ukraine backlash
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Current state
The Trump administration is proceeding with an agreement to import Russian diesel fuel and has waived sanctions on Russia's energy sector to enable it, despite condemnation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a bipartisan Senate letter demanding withdrawal, and recoil from European allies; President Trump has also said Ukraine needs a new president willing to end the war.
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What changed
The Trump administration waived sanctions on Russia's energy sector to enable the diesel imports, and a bipartisan group of 24 senators formally demanded the deal be withdrawn.
In this event Ukraine and the US: What's next after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia? 'A lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed' by Trump's Russian diesel deal Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump kill Russian diesel deal Trump says Ukraine needs a new president who will agree to end the war Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices
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Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal
Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Bipartisan senators call Russia diesel deal a "betrayal" of Ukraine
A bipartisan group of senators urged President Trump to withdraw from his diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin and rescind a move to waive sanctions on Russia's energy sector.
