New Actor: Tillis Criticizes Trump's Russia Diesel Deal

On Sunday, Sen. Thom Tillis said President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russia so it can release diesel fuel may break the law. “I do believe there’s a legitimate case for saying the president’s not following the law,” he said on NBC’s Meet the Press. He also warned the arrangement could put American lives at risk.

He pointed to a 2022 law that bans Russian oil imports unless conditions such as a full Russian withdrawal from Ukraine are met. On Friday, Trump said Russia would immediately supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel as part of easing sanctions to allow those shipments. He cast it as fuel for the global market; other descriptions characterize it as deliveries to the United States. His comments tie the plan to the 2022 import ban’s conditions.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources