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“The Democrats – with the probable support of some Republicans – will, however, be looking to provide more assistance to Ukraine and reverse measures that Trump has taken recently to buy Russian diesel and relax sanctions on Russia.”

“The incident in Atlanta is the latest fallout from the Trump administration’s attempt to reintegrate Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, into the global economy and community despite the ongoing war against Ukraine, which Putin started.”

“He is also unwinding sanctions against Russia, starting with a deal to let the Kremlin make more money from diesel fuel exports.”

“Last Friday, he announced a deal to lift sanctions on Russia to purchase hundreds of thousands of diesel from Vladimir Putin.”

“This time, they said, the Russian leader preyed on Trump’s fears over low approval ratings and sky-high energy prices ahead of the US midterm elections, offering a deal on Russian diesel fuel that will supply just a fraction of America’s daily consumption and…”

“Trump put new sanctions on Russia on hold just before they were due to take effect over the weekend, following his shock decision to strike a deal to import Russian diesel.”

“Although Trump has touted what he said is a deal with Vladimir Putin to allow Russia to export diesel, the consensus is that the amount agreed upon is too little to lower prices.”

“Trump’s decision to strike a deal with Putin on diesel on the world market has been pilloried by Republicans and Democrats alike, who say it will help Russia execute its war against Ukraine – without making a difference to global fuel prices, which are…”