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Bipartisan senators condemn Trump's Russia diesel deal as 'betrayal'

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A bipartisan group of senators has criticized President Trump's agreement to lift sanctions on Russia to increase diesel supplies, calling it a "betrayal" of Ukraine and a "gift to our adversary." The senators argue that the deal will not significantly alleviate diesel prices for Americans but will instead finance Russia's war efforts and strengthen its ties with China, Iran, and North Korea. This decision has also created friction between the U.S. and Ukraine, with President Zelensky likening the deal to a "happy birthday present for Putin." AI

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Bipartisan senators condemn Trump's Russia diesel deal as 'betrayal'

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Avery Lotz ·

    Russian diesel deal "a betrayal," bipartisan coalition says

    <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">President Trump's</a> deal to lift sanctions on Russia to increase diesel supplies "is a betrayal of the people of Ukraine" and "a gift to our adversary," a bipartisan coalition of senators wrote in a…

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