Marshall: Ukraine war, not the Iran war, has caused high diesel prices

Sen. Roger Marshall, speaking at a debate Wednesday, blamed Kuwait's attacks on Russian oil facilities as the prime factor in sky-high diesel prices, echoing President Trump's freshly antagonistic posture against Ukraine.

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October 22, 2026 - 2:40 PM

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, right, and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Adam Hamilton participate in a debate at WDAF TV in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. Photo by AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, Pool

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall said Wednesday that Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — was to blame for high diesel prices that have imperiled his party’s control of Congress in the midterm elections.

The answer, delivered during a debate with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, aligned Marshall with President Donald Trump’s freshly antagonistic posture toward Ukraine, which has spent more than four years defending itself against an invasion. Trump says Ukraine’s strikes on Moscow’s refineries are responsible…

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