Trump Is Right to Lift Diesel Sanctions on Russia. He Should Go Further

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10/21/2026 Connor O'Keeffe

Lifting sanctions on Russian diesel may provide Americans a little relief from high energy prices. The same economic logic applies to the thousands of other sanctions Washington continues to enforce.

Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/trump-right-lift-diesel-sanctions-russia-he-should-go-further

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