Trump is Breaking the Law to Help Russia. Why?

Trump announced a US-Russia diesel deal and an "energy ceasefire" that Ukraine never agreed to. Russia immediately violated it by striking Ukrainian power plants. The deal faces bipartisan opposition as potentially illegal under 2022 sanctions laws. Analysts say the imported diesel will barely dent US prices while funding Putin's war. References https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/12/russi... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump... https://time.com/article/2026/10/12/r... https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqe... https://theconversation.com/donald-tr... https://apnews.com/article/trump-dies... https://www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trum... https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjn... https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/202... https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6... https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/wo... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1... https://www.ft.com/content/68fd8c4f-6... https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine... https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing... https://www.politico.eu/article/europ... https://www.lemonde.fr/en/internation... https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine... https://apnews.com/article/trump-russ... https://apnews.com/article/donald-tru... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1... https://www.washingtonpost.com/politi... https://www.dw.com/en/diesel-deal-bet... https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukr... https://www.theguardian.com/world/liv... https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/11/trump... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... https://www.ft.com/content/a663781e-2... https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr0... https://www.ft.com/content/445b2856-a... https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... https://www.wsj.com/finance/commoditi... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/17/diese... https://www.axios.com/2026/10/12/trum... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2... https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/e... https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-me...