Six senators demand Trump ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel deal

Published October 11, 2026 3:54pm ET | Updated October 11, 2026 3:54pm ET



A group of Senators released a statement regarding President Donald Trump’s deal with Russia to release 800,000 tons of diesel over the next two months, demanding he “immediately reverse course.”

Senators from both sides of the aisle signed onto the statement opposing Trump’s announced deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscow to provide diesel to the United States in an effort to bring down gas prices sent upward by the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars.

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