# Congressman backs US-Russia diesel deal and urges more sanctions relief

https://mins.news/en/item/95693

- TASS, 2026-10-11 23:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2200611

> Representative Thomas Massie backed recent US-Russia agreements on diesel supplies and urged the Trump administration to ease sanctions further, including those on petroleum products, copper and aluminum. Putin and Trump discussed oil-product supplies on October 9. Russia said it would lift its diesel export ban early and raise supplies, while the US authorized Russian diesel sales to the global market through April 7, 2027.

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