US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets in an effort to cut fuel prices before November’s midterm elections. The move marks a stunning change of policy after the US and its allies hit Russia with waves of sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

  • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Ukraine needs a few more long range missiles so they can blow up those refineries and fuel depos.

    Freezing Russians and paralyzed front lines because of lack of fuel and getting ground down to mulch, while Putin sells off diesel to the Americans might just add that extra straw to the camel’s back.

    It’s unlikely, but crazier things have happened.

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      But you assume that Putin had any diesel to ship, and that he is a reliable trade partner. He could just not ship anything, because In 3 days the senile man will have forgotten all about it and cause the next shitsorm.

  • LewdLemon@sh.itjust.works
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    US President Donald Trump said Friday that

    You can stop reading right there. 47 is full of shit, and we need to stop taking anything he says serious unless an adult has confirmed it and there’s corroborating evidence for it.