‘I want to thank President Putin’, Trump says after agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel – as it happened

Prominent Republican and Democratic lawmakers are condemning President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel for six months and a Pentagon plan to livestream the execution of the 2009 Fort Hood attacker. Critics argue the diesel deal funds Russia's war effort in Ukraine and stems from high fuel prices caused by a conflict with Iran. Simultaneously, members of both parties have criticized the proposed execution livestream as a 'public spectacle' that aligns the U.S. with authoritarian regimes.

Prominent Republican and Democratic lawmakers are condemning President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel for six months and a Pentagon plan to livestream the execution of the 2009 Fort Hood attacker. Critics argue the diesel deal funds Russia's war effort in Ukraine and stems from high fuel prices caused by a conflict with Iran. Simultaneously, members of both parties have criticized the proposed execution livestream as a 'public spectacle' that aligns the U.S. with authoritarian regimes.