Chuck Schumer
Role at the time: U.S. senator from New York and Senate Democratic leader
Condemned
Statement summary
Schumer calls the waiver a birthday gift to Putin that props up the Russian economy.
“deal with the devil”
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Public disputes concerning Russia, including its government, institutions, officials and citizens, and disputes over Russia's relations with other states.
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2 statements on this page. Dates: October 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: October 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: October 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: October 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026
2 statements on this page. Dates: October 9, 2026 to October 17, 2026
Role at the time: U.S. senator from New York and Senate Democratic leader
Statement summary
Schumer calls the waiver a birthday gift to Putin that props up the Russian economy.
“deal with the devil”
Nicholas Kerr reports the waiver and direct responses from the White House and members of Congress. Some congressional remarks are quoted without their original posting times.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)The reference point is Trump's waiver of the Graham Act's Russia sanctions. Schumer criticizes the waiver as a gift to Putin that props up the Russian economy.
Role at the time: Senate Democratic Leader and U.S. Senator from New York, in a post on X
Statement summary
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Trump is doing "a deal with the devil" to help his political fortunes, and blamed high diesel prices on what he called Trump's "reckless, illegal war in the Middle East".
“Trump is doing a deal with the devil to try to help his flailing political fortunes from the shockingly high diesel prices caused by his own reckless, illegal war in the Middle East.”
Chuck Schumer's own post on his official account.
The case asks whether the U.S. should ease sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices, as the administration did on October 9. Schumer calls the arrangement "a deal with the devil" and says it "will only aid and abet" Putin. That opposes the easing, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because the post contains no support for the arrangement.