PoliticsTrump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia

Trump says Russia will supply diesel to the US and global markets, starting with 300,000 tonnes immediately and followed by further shipments. Republican and Democratic lawmakers say the arrangement breaks US law and urge him to reverse course; Volodymyr Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin. The administration says the deal can proceed through existing legal channels as fuel costs rise amid the Iran war.

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