Washington, Nov. 6 -- President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the US law banning Russian petroleum imports, indicating that he would review the legislation while declaring no policy change amid mounting controversy surrounding his administration's clearance of Russian diesel transactions.

"That probably makes it a pretty bad law. I'll take a look at it, sure," Trump stated after a journalist informed him that the measure had been enacted by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in 2022.

During his interaction in the Oval Office, the reporter raised questions regarding a vessel transporting Russian diesel across the ocean towards the United States, alongside the legal restrictions governing the offloading of its cargo.

Initially, ...