# Thom Tillis says Trump’s Russia deal may be illegal and put American lives at risk

https://mins.news/en/video/95348

- NBC News, 2026-10-11 14:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQgAGhBvFVc

> Republican Sen. Thom Tillis told Meet the Press that the U.S. oil deal with Russia would endanger American lives. He also criticized what he called Putin’s “cozy relationship” with Iran over the years.

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