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The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act was enacted in 2017 with bipartisan support and specifically constrains the president's unilateral authority to ease sanctions on Russia. Senators are citing it as the legal mechanism to block any diesel deal that bypasses Congress.

The EU added nearly 1,600 entities on October 12, 2026 — the same day reports of the U.S. diesel deal emerged. The two allies, which had moved in lockstep since 2022, are now moving in opposite directions on the central sanctions architecture.

Russian strikes killed 3 civilians and injured 37 more in northeastern Ukraine overnight on October 12, 2026 — directly contradicting any claim that the reported deal had produced a halt in Russian military activity against civilian infrastructure.

American refiners restructured supply chains away from Russian crude and petroleum products following the 2022 invasion. Re-admitting Russian diesel would create direct competitive harm to companies that complied with the sanctions architecture for three years.