Bipartisan senators urge Trump to 'reverse course' on the Russian diesel deal struck with Putin
Summary
President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin would 'immediately' release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market, NBC News reported on Friday 9 October, and the Treasury Department is easing restrictions on Russian diesel shipments for six months, with U.S. diesel at $6.23 a gallon, according to Fortune. PBS NewsHour calls the deal a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections, Zelenskyy called it 'a weak decision', according to Fortune, and energy policy experts say the pact is unlikely to make a dent in prices at the pump, ABC News and Fortune reported. ABC News, the LA Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Saturday 10 October that Trump said Ukraine should get a new president, blaming Zelenskyy for high U.S. diesel prices. In a statement released on Sunday 11 October, a bipartisan group of six senators, four Republicans and two Democrats, called on the administration to 'immediately reverse course' on the plan, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported, saying the administration had failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute, according to PBS NewsHour, and that the U.S. 'should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline' while Russia kills Ukrainian civilians, according to Fortune.
Latest: A bipartisan group of six senators called on the Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on the Russian diesel plan, saying the administration had failed to consult with Congress as required by statute.
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How it unfolded
Sunday 11 October
A bipartisan group of six senators called on the Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on the Russian diesel plan, saying the administration had failed to consult with Congress as required by statute.
- 17:00FortuneSenators call on Trump to scrap diesel deal, saying U.S. ‘should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline’ while Russia kills Ukrainian civilians
- 16:18PBS NewsHourBipartisan group of senators calls on Trump to 'reverse course' on Russian diesel plan
- 14:13LA TimesBipartisan group of senators calls for Trump to reverse its Russian diesel plan
- 13:33The Philadelphia InquirerSix senators call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan
Saturday 10 October
Trump said Ukraine should get a new president, blaming Zelenskyy for high U.S. diesel prices, as energy policy experts said the diesel pact with Russia is unlikely to make a dent in prices at the pump.
- 14:36The Philadelphia InquirerAfter deal with Russia, Trump says Ukraine should get a new president, blames Zelensky for U.S. diesel prices
- 14:00ABC NewsTrump says 'I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president'
- 13:42The Philadelphia InquirerTrump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices
- 12:37LA TimesTrump says Ukraine should get a new president, blaming Zelensky for U.S. diesel prices
- 10:46FortuneRussia’s deal to supply the U.S. with diesel is unlikely to ease pain at the pump, experts say. ‘It’s kind of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic’
Friday 9 October
Trump said Putin would 'immediately' release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market, as the Treasury Department is easing restrictions on Russian diesel shipments for six months, according to NBC News and Fortune.
- 22:43ABC NewsBoosting US oil supplies with Russian diesel unlikely to have much impact on prices, experts say
- 20:07NBC NewsTrump: Russia will send diesel fuel to the U.S. to bring down prices
- 18:42The Philadelphia InquirerTrump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
- 18:06PBS NewsHourTrump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midterms
- 17:16FortuneTrump struck a diesel deal with Putin just weeks after signing Russia sanctions. Zelenskyy calls it ‘a weak decision’
- 16:21LA TimesTrump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel
- 16:20CNBCTrump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
- 14:56NBC NewsTrump eases Russia sanctions, says Putin will release diesel amid massive price spike