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Democratic senator talks Trump's Russian diesel deal
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- Trump announces Russian diesel deal amid soaring US fuel prices
- Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets
- Hours after Trump-Putin diesel deal, Ukraine strikes Russian fuel site
- Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel
- Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin
- Trump turns to Russian diesel ahead of midterms, but analysts see little price relief
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