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Barrasso defends president's tough calls amid Russian diesel imports row
Original: "“The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,” Barrasso said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”" Diesel imports
Senator John Barrasso, speaking on CBS's Face the Nation, said 'The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,' amid scrutiny of US diesel imports from Russia. Critics pushed back sharply, noting that such imports are explicitly against US law, and accused officials of dodging accountability with calls for balance rather than enforcing sanctions tied to Ukraine.
Why now: Continuing fallout over US diesel imports from Russia despite sanctions law has put politicians' comments under intense public scrutiny
John BarrassoCBSFace the NationUnited StatesRussia
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- "“The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,” Barrasso said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”" Diesel imports from Russia are explicitly against the law. So really it's more "The bank robber is balancing and has to make tough decisions." # ukraine https://… · Doug_Bostrom@scicomm.xyz · 2
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