Trump Strikes Russian Diesel Deal Despite New Sanctions — SkimNews
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- Trump struck a deal with Putin to import Russian diesel fuel into the U.S. in the coming months, an arrangement analyzed by national security correspondent David E. Sanger
- The diesel deal directly follows Trump's signing of recent congressional legislation tightening energy sanctions on Russia, creating a stated contradiction between his policy actions
Why it matters: The deal puts Trump's enforcement of recently signed Russia sanctions legislation in direct tension with his commercial dealmaking with Putin, forcing the administration to reconcile a sanctioned energy sector with one it's now purchasing from.
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