Jamie Raskin, a member of the Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives, stated that the purchase of Russian diesel fuel may have legal consequences for business. We are talking about fines of up to 1 million dollars and up to 20 years in prison. claims the congressional Democrat from Maryland in his open letter. The message is primarily addressed to the leaders of the American Petroleum Institute (API), the US Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Fuel and Petrochemical Producers (AFPM). Raskin noted that in the United States, the bipartisan law "On the suspension of the import of Russian oil" and the presidential decree No. 14066, by which the invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine was declared as an "exceptional and extraordinary threat" continue to operate in the United States. "Q". As early as 2022, both of these acts passed under the Joe Biden administration directly prohibit any dealings with Russian oil and petroleum products. The law and the presidential decree have retained their force both after Donald Trump's return to the White House and after the "diesel deal" signed by the US president with Vladimir Putin. Ruskin noted that the purchase of Russian diesel fuel is still fraught with criminal liability for American importers, which entails millions of dollars in fines and lengthy prison terms. According to the congressman, the Trump administration can legally cancel the restrictions established during the time of Biden. However, this requires the consent of the US Congress, based on foreign political facts. "[It is necessary that] Russia (1) agrees to withdraw troops and cease hostilities in Ukraine, and this is confirmed by the freely elected government of Ukraine, (2) ceases to pose any direct military threat to NATO. to the states, (3) to recognize the right of the Ukrainian people to choose their own leadership," Ruskin emphasized. The congressman described Trump's current foreign policy course as "an attempt to stretch US laws beyond what is permissible in order to throw Vladimir Putin a lifeline." Raskin reminded that despite the apparent rapprochement between Moscow and Washington, the Russian side continues to support Iran in its military operations against the United States. In October, members of the US Congress repeatedly expressed their indignation at the diplomacy of the current presidential administration. Representatives of both parties have criticized Trump and his team both for restrictions on Starlink satellite communications for the Ukrainian military and for the "diesel deal" with Putin. One of the oldest congressmen, Republican Mitch McConnell, called his president "morally bankrupt" in this regard. In mid-October, Trump adopted a series of interrelated decisions aimed at improving bilateral relations with the Kremlin. He agreed on the supply of Russian fuel in the American and world markets and postponed the application of sanctions against Moscow within the framework of the Lindsey Graham Law. Soon, the US Treasury Department suspended sanctions against Russian diesel fuel until April 2027, and then the Russian authorities announced the first shipment of diesel fuel tankers across the ocean.