12 Senators, 6 Republicans Urge Trump to Drop Russia Diesel Deal — SkimNews
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- Twelve U.S. senators sent a public letter on Tuesday calling on Trump to rescind his diesel oil deal with Russia.
- Six of the signers are Republicans, breaking with Trump on his Russia energy policy and forming a cross-party coalition against the agreement.
- The request lands days before Trump's administration must decide whether to formally impose new sanctions on Moscow over its ongoing war in Ukraine.
- The diesel deal has drawn rare intra-GOP resistance, with Republican senators joining Democrats to publicly pressure the president to reverse course.
Why it matters: Six Republicans publicly breaking with Trump on a Russia deal — days before a sanctions deadline on Moscow — signals meaningful internal party friction on Ukraine policy. The administration's hand is now constrained as it weighs whether to sanction a country it is simultaneously buying diesel from.
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