Rostoks: Trump Seeks Midterm Boost Through Diesel Deal With Putin
Toms Rostoks, vice-rector for science at the National Defence Academy of Latvia, says US President Donald Trump hopes his agreement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on diesel supplies will improve Republican prospects in the November midterm elections.
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US President Donald Trump, by agreeing with Russian President Vladimir Putin on diesel fuel supplies, hopes to improve the Republican Party's chances in the US Congressional midterm elections due in early November. That is the assessment of Toms Rostoks, vice-rector for science at the National Defence Academy of Latvia.
Rostoks shared his view with the Latvian news agency LETA. In his words, it is important for Trump to show that he is doing something.
Midterm elections are the US Congressional elections held halfway through a presidential term, and they show how much voter support the governing party has.
The source gives no details on the terms or volumes of the diesel agreement, nor on when and in what format it was reached. Rostoks's remarks are an expert's assessment, not a confirmed fact about Trump's intentions.
