# Latvian MEP says Trump’s Russian diesel deal is driven by ‘dubious business motives’

https://mins.news/en/video/102114

- euronews, 2026-10-15 20:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DRxg6JWwCs

> MEP Rihard Kols told Euronews that US President Donald Trump’s deal to lift restrictions on Russian diesel sends a “very bad signal” and is motivated by dubious business interests.

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