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Six senators demand Trump ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel deal

Trump announced the Russian diesel deal that prompted a bipartisan group of senators to demand he reverse course.

Six senators demand Trump ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel deal
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This article1 analysis · Oct 11, 2026
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Six senators from both parties urged President Donald Trump to reverse his deal allowing Russian diesel imports, arguing it gives Moscow financial support while Russia continues its war against Ukraine. Sen. Thom Tillis separately said the deal could put American lives at risk.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose Russian diesel deal the senators opposed

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Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who signed the statement and publicly criticized the diesel deal

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Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who signed the statement demanding that Trump reverse the deal

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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who signed the statement demanding that Trump reverse the deal

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Former South Carolina senator whose name is associated with a sanctions bill

Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

Senator who signed the statement

John R. Curtis
R · UT · SEN

Senator who signed the statement

Richard Blumenthal
D · CT · SEN

Senator who signed the statement

ALSO MENTIONED  Vladimir Putin, Russian president involved in the diesel deal; Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian president who criticized the agreement

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Trump Announces Russian Diesel Import Plan

Outlets across left, center, and right report that Trump announced a plan to import Russian diesel and that lawmakers from both parties called for reversing or blocking it. Left-leaning outlets cast the deal as favoring Putin and damaging U.S. interests. Center outlets emphasize bipartisan legal objections alongside competing claims about fuel costs. Right-leaning outlets pair Trump’s lower-price prediction with Republican criticism and calls for reversal.

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