# Trump defends Russia diesel deal after bipartisan pushback, saying he made the right choice

https://mins.news/en/item/96757

- CNBC, 2026-10-12 15:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/trump-russia-diesel-putin.html

> After pushback from both parties, Trump defended the Russia diesel deal and said he had made the right choice. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said easing U.S. sanctions on Moscow “plays into Russia’s hands.”

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