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President Trump says Russia will supply the US market with diesel, but a US law forbids such imports. Here's what to know.
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Is Trump’s Plan to Import Diesel From Russia Legal?
With his Republican Party facing the prospect of losing control of Congress in Nov. 3 elections, President Donald Trump has sought ways to tame a significant source of voter discontent: elevated fuel costs. Saying that lower prices for Americans were his “greatest priority,” Trump announced via social media on Oct. 9 that he’d struck a deal with President Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply the US and global market with diesel. Prices of the fuel have risen significantly in the US, mainly becaus