Marshall blames Ukraine war for high US diesel prices

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 04:02 · Archive

Kansas Senator Roger Marshall attributed high diesel prices to Ukraine's war with Russia, not US military action against Iran.

Kansas Republican Senator Roger Marshall said Wednesday that Ukraine's war with Russia, rather than US military action against Iran, has caused high diesel prices affecting Congress in the midterm elections. The statement, made during a debate with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, aligned Marshall with President Donald Trump's recent antagonistic posture toward Ukraine.

Marshall said Ukraine's strikes on Moscow's refineries are responsible for high fuel costs. Trump has said importing Russian diesel could solve the problem. Marshall initially expressed reservations, saying 'it doesn't sound like a great idea', but added that 'if this brings Russia to the bargaining table, and it ends the war, then I am all for it right now'.

Hamilton sharply criticised Marshall's stance. He said 'nobody believes' Ukraine is to blame for high diesel prices and accused Marshall of planning to 'sell out our friends in Ukraine'. The debate was the second and final one before the 3 November election. Marshall, seeking a second term, faces a close race in Kansas despite no Democrat winning a Senate seat there since 1932. Hamilton is the founder and senior pastor of the nation's largest United Methodist church. Diesel prices are particularly significant in Kansas because the fuel powers its agricultural economy.

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• Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall says the Ukraine war, not the Iran war, has caused high diesel pricesKansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall says Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — has caused high diesel prices.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 03:39
• Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall says the Ukraine war, not the Iran war, has caused high diesel pricesKansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall says Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — has caused high diesel prices.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 03:39

In this story: Roger Marshall · Adam Hamilton · Donald Trump · Ukraine · Russia · Kansas

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