Prominent Republican senator says Trump's Russian diesel deal may be illegal
By Jan Wolfe Oct 11 (Reuters) - Republican US Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said President Donald Trump's diesel supply deal with Russia may be illegal and will put American lives at risk, adding to bipartisan criticism of the arrangement announced by the president on Friday. Trump saidthat Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets, and his administration temporarily lifted US sanctions on Russian fuel that were designed to deprive Moscow of revenue for its war on Ukraine.
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[Claude] Both reports describe Senator Thom Tillis saying Trump's Russian diesel supply deal may be illegal, so they cover the same event with matching core facts.
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