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PoliticsLetters to the editor: Readers question Trump’s Russian diesel deal and U.S. sanctions policy

This week’s letters challenge the Trump administration’s plan to buy Russian diesel as U.S. prices rise. One writer says the deal benefits Putin at Ukraine’s expense; a scholar argues a sanctions bill may not meaningfully pressure Moscow and warns it gives the president broad, weakly supervised tariff discretion.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★☆☆☆2026-10-13 14:00Original

Letters to the editor: Readers question Trump’s Russian diesel deal and U.S. sanctions policy
Letters to the editor: Readers question Trump’s Russian diesel deal and U.S. sanctions policyPolitics