Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin

A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday urged President Trump to reverse his decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, warning that the agreement would do little to lower energy costs for Americans and would provide President Vladimir V. Putin with a financial lifeline to continue his war in Ukraine.

“This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our allies,” the senators, including six Democrats and six Republicans, wrote in a letter to Mr. Trump, adding that the agreement would “not achieve just ends, nor will it benefit Americans.”

The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.

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