There are only a few weeks left until the US midterm elections, and the election situation is increasingly moving in a direction favorable to the Democratic Party. US President Donald Trump's arrangements for Russian diesel exports and his public praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin have become the latest in a series of recent Russia-related incidents, and have also triggered public criticism from Republicans. Trump said he is cooperating with Putin to push Russian diesel back into the global market, hoping to use this to ease the pressure on fuel prices before the November 3 midterm elections. This actually disrupted the sanctions policy against Russia that has continued for many years. European officials warned that increasing Russian diesel exports would enhance Moscow's ability to fight against Ukraine. For some Republican candidates who are struggling with the election, the president's move is tantamount to an unwelcome “October surprise.” Currently, the Republican Party is struggling to maintain its weak majority in both houses of the Senate and the House of Representatives. “We need a president who can lead the free world,” Nebraska Republican Representative Don Bacon said on social media. “Frankly speaking, Trump was, and still is, weak on the Putin issue.” Bacon, who has long disagreed with Trump, is about to retire, and his Omaha constituency is expected to switch to a Democratic seat.

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