Seven bipartisan U.S. senators say Trump’s Russian diesel decision runs counter to the 2022 import ban and demand the administration reverse course

Seven senators from both parties, led by Jeanne Shaheen, accused President Donald Trump of violating the 2022 law banning Russian energy imports by allowing Russian diesel to enter the United States. They called on the administration to reverse the decision immediately.

The senators said the administration neither consulted Congress nor submitted the explanation they said the law requires. They warned that importing Russian fuel could provide Moscow with revenue while its war against Ukraine continues.

The signatories are Shaheen, Susan Collins, Richard Blumenthal, Lisa Murkowski, Ron Wyden, Thom Tillis and John Curtis. Shaheen is the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s ranking member.

The Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act, enacted on April 8, 2022, bans imports of Russian energy products. It allows a president to terminate the ban only through a certification to Congress, preceded by consultation with specified congressional committees and a report explaining the basis for the decision.