Meeks Introduces Bill to Block Trump-Putin Diesel Deal
US Representative Gregory Meeks introduced the bipartisan “Prohibit Corrupt Russia Oil Deals Act”, moving to block US President Donald Trump’s commercial diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The measure seeks to revoke OFAC licenses, bar DFC investments in Russian energy, and mandate sanctions, challenging Trump’s recent executive order waiving Graham Act tariffs.
Representative Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced bipartisan legislation to block the US implementation of a commercial diesel agreement between former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The proposed "Prohibit Corrupt Russia Oil Deals Act" aims to dismantle administrative mechanisms facilitating Russian petroleum transactions, impose sanctions on the Russian energy industry, and restrict federal financial support for related enterprises.
The bill prohibits the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) from investing in Russian energy projects, revokes related general licenses issued by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and restricts executive agencies from issuing comparable sanctions exemptions. Meeks argues that the commercial agreement does not alleviate domestic economic pressures for American citizens and that it provides Russia with crucial hard-currency earnings to sustain military strikes against Ukrainian civilians.
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