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  The situation in Ukraine is WILD. According to unnamed US official via Axios, Trump blindsided Zelensky with this deal with Putin, after Zelensky ignored half a dozen requests to stop hitting Russian oil refineries. Zelensky has been sabotaging global oil markets, which is

  @WarClandestineX4d ago8.3k▲view on X ↗
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  Trump announces deal to import Russian diesel. Yet he imposed tariffs on China and India for importing fuel from Russia. 3 weeks ago signed law threatening 500% tariffs on India and China. Now facing midterm election defeat ... and Utter bankruptcy of Trump foreign, economic and other policies.

  premnsikka.bsky.socialBluesky4d ago1.8k▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  PUTIN ORDERS TRUMP Trump's new marching orders; Putin has ordered Trump to help him escape Zelensky's very effective attacks on his oil refineries. If Trump stops Zelensky from attacking, Putin says he will provide Trump with diesel fuel, which is now expensive because of Trump's Iran debacle. It is a DIRECT ORDER by Vladimir Putin to Donald J…

  Free_Press@mstdn.socialMastodon3d ago104▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  NATO is an institution, like the postal service or the UN. Alliances however constantly shift, evolve or change in their nature. The relationship in-between the US and Europe was changing before Trump, as the EU slowly becoming a unified voice. Trump is like an elephant in the porcelain shop, he breaks things, likely without him this transition…

  MrGonzo11r/geopolitics4d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Trump is a coward. Zelensky is a warrior. Trump is a pathological liar. Zelensky is a truth teller. Trump is a scoundrel. Zelensky is a hero. Trump kisses Putin’s ass. Zelensky is kicking Putin’s ass. Trump is a traitor to the free world. Zelensky is defending the free world.

  @WalshFreedomX3d ago3.3k▲view on X ↗
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  This is outrageous. Donald Trump just announced a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel, and Treasury immediately lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports through April. Those sanctions exist for one reason. They limit the money Putin can use to wage his brutal war on Ukraine.

  mikelevin.orgBluesky3d ago874▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  ❗️And here we are. Just like expected. A Ukrainian official claimed that during recent talks, US envoys Witkoff and Kushner threatened that Trump could cut off Ukraine from U.S. intelligence if it continued to ignore his requests to stop hitting Russian refineries, Axios tells. The U.S. official denied such a threat was made. # Ukraine

  noelreportsMastodon4d ago104▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  That's such a reductive take my goodness. "Because you didn't do one thing in a vastly different situation X years ago, you will do the same again" Nope. Not how politics work at all. We are already in the process of distancing ourselves from the US economically, politically and morally. There is zero chance we are going back even if the next…

  Throwsims3r/europe3d agoview on r/europe ↗
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  Trump’s decision to buy billions of dollars of Russian diesel is a gift to Putin. It won’t solve America’s high gas prices, but it will put more money in Putin’s pockets to fund his war against Ukraine. Why does Trump keep siding with dictators instead of democracies?

  @McFaulX3d ago2.8k▲view on X ↗
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  ⚡️ "This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia," said EU High Representative Kaja Kallas as the European Union prepares to approve major new sanctions.

  united24media.comBluesky3d ago818▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  Trump saying Ukraine needs a new leader because Zelensky “cannot make a deal” is outrageous. Ukraine is a sovereign country, not Trump’s property, bargaining chip or puppet whose president Washington gets to replace. Ukrainians decide who leads Ukraine, not Trump, Moscow or anyone else. Russia started this war. Trump can pressure Kyiv, restrict…

  noelreportsMastodon3d ago25▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Yep, that definitely seems to be the overarching goal considering the paltry amount discussed for this shameful, disgusting deal. They've been looking for an excuse to cut more aud and support for them that would benefit Russia. So far that Trump and his people have been back, they have been doing what they could to weaken Ukraine without outright…

  insertwittynametherer/europe3d agoview on r/europe ↗
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  ⚡️NEW: Ukraine Struck a Russian Fuel Terminal as it was preparing to ship Diesel Fuel to the United States Donald Trump has no influence over Zelensky Europe screwed the United States by providing Ukraine with targeting data

  @IranObserver0X4d ago2.4k▲view on X ↗
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  🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine should continue to strike Russian refineries, says former US special envoy to Ukraine and Russia General Keith Kellogg. "This is war. They are attacking correctly."

  savchenkoua.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago725▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  # DisasterDon announced he (single-handedly w/o running it by anyone?) made a deal with his boss (Putin) to buy "hundreds of millions of barrels of diesel [sic: oil] from # Russia " (a violation of sanctions passed by Congress.) The amount won't do much to ease diesel prices, but the influx of cash to Russia at $104/barrel will both help their…

  MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.socialMastodon3d ago22▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets How? I thought their refining capabilities were pretty low even before the war with Ukraine. I'm sure Russia could supply oil or natural gas, but diesel fuel? Ukraine claimed that they have taken out 51% of Russia's refining capabilities, but that could be…

  Mo_Jackr/geopolitics3d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  This Trump / Russia deal is a distraction. Russia has little to no diesel to export to the US. They were importing from South Korea a month ago and any surplus would go to the 'stan countries first. The whole point is to gradually erode sanctions targeting Russia to pave the way

  @tleilax___X3d ago1.6k▲view on X ↗
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  The EU's Kaja Kallas: “Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war. “This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t.

  chadbourn.bsky.socialBluesky3d ago704▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  # BBCNews - Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm1dwg r666wno # UkraineWar

  fulelo@journa.hostMastodon3d ago21▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Witkoff and the nepo baby, Kushner, have been at these negotiations for how long now? It has been almost a year already, and they still have nothing to show for it. If this were a private corporation, these guys would have been thrown out on their asses by now. They thought it would be easy, like negotiating real estate deals back home, but when…

  ImperiumRomer/geopolitics4d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Kellogg turns against Trump. Former US special envoy for Ukraine, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, says Ukraine should continue striking Russian oil refineries. “This is war. They are attacking correctly,” he said, backing Kyiv’s continued campaign against Russian refining

  @NOELreportsX3d ago1.2k▲view on X ↗
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  ❗️Kaja Kallas says EU foreign ministers intend to approve on Monday the largest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s war machine since the war began. She criticized the suspension of sanctions on Russian diesel, saying it gives Moscow more revenue to wage war. #Russia

  noelreports.comBluesky3d ago564▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  # Trump is giving US Taxpayer dollars to Putin, to buy diesel. Putin. The one under sanctions? Yeah. That # Putin . So…um, I’m pretty sure under war rules that # Ukraine can blow up any ships filled with diesel that are abrogating # UN # sanctions . (Not an expert on war) What happens when the US is clearly breaking a treaty? I literally do not…

  MissConstrue@mefi.socialMastodon3d ago15▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Witkoff and the nepo baby, Kushner, have been at these negotiations for how long now? Firstly, they have a total of 4 years of international negotiating experience if we add it together. I have no idea what you can negotiate with that sort of skill, but definitely nothing along the lines of what they have been dispatched to. Secondly, they seem to…

  oritfxr/geopolitics3d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗