Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins joined Democrats and two other Republicans on Sunday to call on President Donald Trump to “reverse course” on his diesel supply deal with Russia.
They claimed it runs counter to U.S. law barring imports of energy until Russia ends the war with Ukraine.
“Congress explicitly banned Russian energy imports in 2022 to prevent American dollars from financing Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine,” the seven senators—four Republicans and three Democrats—said in a statement.
They claimed that the administration failed to consult Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute….