The U.S. Treasury Department issued a six-month waiver on trade restrictions to allow for the import of Russian diesel

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During his first presidential administration, Donald Trump's administration provided Javelin missiles and imposed sanctions against Russia

Donald Trump lifted sanctions against Russia to execute a diesel deal

Donald Trump rescinded a bipartisan Russian sanctions bill using an executive order

In October 2026, the United States conducted a purchase of diesel from Russia and suspended selected economic sanctions

During Donald Trump's first presidential administration, the United States imposed Magnitsky Act sanctions on Russia, expelled Russian diplomats, and seized Russian consular properties

Trioma restricts service access in North Korea and Iran due to partner compliance agreements

United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick opposed lowering tariffs on finished goods manufactured from steel or aluminum

The United States government conditioned export licenses for Nvidia and AMD to sell advanced chips to China on receiving a percentage of the companies' sales

United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick rejected proposals to lower tariffs on Mexican steel, aluminum, and automobiles

United States tariffs on Mexican automobiles were set at 25 percent

United States national security trade measures have expanded to include Section 232 tariffs applied to pharmaceutical manufacturing

United States tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum were set at 50 percent

The Mexican government sought to lower United States automotive tariffs from 25 percent to 15 percent

The United States government eliminated the de minimis tariff exemption on commercial imports

President Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply more than 3 million tons of previously sanctioned Russian diesel to global and United States markets

As of October 2026, United States executive sanctions against the International Criminal Court are scheduled to take full effect on April 7

In 2022, the United States Congress enacted statutory legislation prohibiting the importation of Russian petroleum products into the United States

United States sanctions against the International Criminal Court block the institution's United States assets and prohibit United States persons from providing it with funds, goods, or services

The European Union maintains a statutory blocking statute to prohibit European entities from complying with extraterritorial United States sanctions

Six Republican United States senators publicly criticized President Trump's Russian diesel fuel agreement as an unearned concession to Russia