# Finnish foreign minister says US buying Russian oil is 'not a good idea'

https://mins.news/en/item/97416

- Reuters, 2026-10-13 04:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/finnish-foreign-minister-says-us-oil-purchases-russia-not-good-idea-2026-10-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acdb3db76e0550001f0cb3b

> Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday that providing more revenue to Russia's “imperial” war machine was “not a good idea,” following US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports.

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