MEPs urge EU to uphold support for Ukraine amid Trump’s diesel deal
MEP Action
More than 100 MEPs have signed a letter urging the EU to maintain support for Ukraine and impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas imports.
More than 100 MEPs have signed a letter urging the EU to maintain support for Ukraine and impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas imports.
Geopolitical implications
Over 100 MEPs are urging the EU to enforce a full embargo on Russian oil and gas, highlighting the moral and strategic necessity of supporting Ukraine amid ongoing tensions.
Over 100 MEPs are urging the EU to enforce a full embargo on Russian oil and gas, highlighting the moral and strategic necessity of supporting Ukraine amid ongoing tensions.
MEP Reaction
“Lifting restrictions on Russian diesel sends a very bad signal and highlights dubious business motives,” stated MEP Rihard Kols, underscoring the need for continued EU support for Ukraine.
“Lifting restrictions on Russian diesel sends a very bad signal and highlights dubious business motives,” stated MEP Rihard Kols, underscoring the need for continued EU support for Ukraine.
Video. MEP Kols: Trump’s Russian diesel deal driven by ‘dubious motives’

US President Donald Trump’s deal to lift restrictions on Russian diesel sends a “very bad signal” and is driven by dubious business motives, MEP Rihard Kols told EU News’ Special Report.
Kols is among more than 100 MEPs calling on the EU in a signed letter to maintain its support for Ukraine and impose a full embargo on Russian oil and gas imports into the bloc. He also told EU News that EU member states continuing to import Russian energy lack moral standing.

