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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.
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With my tin foil hat on I think it’s not about helping relieve diesel prices in the US, but it’s payment for Russian assistance with the upcoming midterm elections.
That amount is in the ballpark of 20 hours of diesel consumption in the US, that will surely do it!
Because he’s Putin’s bitch. We already know that
How so entirely unpredictable this turned out to be! It’s almost as if we believed the spin that he was actually trying to find someone to facilitate this.
Whatever you need to do to become dictator, even if it means selling your soul to the devil.
I know loads of Americans are stupid enough to applaud all this
I imagine this is what G7 hoped to prevent when they decided to agree on bailing out the US by releasing their oil reserves, and the orange idiot does this still?! G7 should reverse the fuck out of their decision and don’t give the US any oil for this idiotic “deal”. Maybe even put some sanctions onto the US for their support of a nation currently under heavy sanctions.
What happened to all that wonderful Venezuelan oil Trump was stealing?
venzeulan has heavy crude oil, which is very difficult to process, and apparently only chevron has the ability to do so, but its quite limited. so its almost practically useless. venzeulan president capture was all a distravtion anyways.
US refineries on the Gulf coast were designed and built specifically for heavy/sour crude, because at the time they were built Venezuela was the largest crude supplier to that coast. They now have to transport heavy crude down from Canadian oil sands because they aren’t set up for the light/sweet crude that has been found closer by more recently.
Venezuela isn’t outputting much crude because their government is so corrupt no international company trusts them with capital investments (except Chevron a little bit, as you mentioned), and they have run their domestic oil companies into the ground. If they could get their shit together, the US Gulf refineries would love to have more of their crude.
That’s his “sellin oil”.
If the media outlet uses the word “deal” in a story about Trump they are supporters.
They’re more than supporters, they’re complicit
I mean, it is 100% a deal. Not a good deal for America, but a deal nonetheless.
Trump the fascist extremist strikes again.
How’re the Russian refineries doing? Still burning?
yup, americans you’re all nazis. I don’t care anymore. you’ve aligned yourselves with another dictator for some diesel that likely won’t show up.
I absolutely LOVE how prior to all this trump bullshit americans were all about their 2A rights but now? crickets. the whole “don’t tread on me” thing which ends up was actually bullshit. you’re a bunch of cowards. I don’t care anymore, i’m done holding my tongue. I’m sick and tired and living above a bunch of nazis.
“what do you expect us to do?” nothing. I hoped you’d have done something, ANYTHING, by now. “we have the midterms!” yeah you think this clown is going to actually allow you to gain power via voting? grow up. take back your country.
The people shouting about their 2A rights are the ones that support him.
If aligning oneself with dictators is enough to make one a Nazi, then all of Europe must be doing Sieg Heils three times a day. I have no love for America, but the holier than thou moral outrage doesn’t survive a reading of 21st century EU foreign policy.
What’s EU’s 21st century foreign policy?
Okay on second thoughts “EU” wasn’t the best way to put that. Let me rephrase: I have no love for America, but the holier than thou moral outrage doesn’t survive a reading of 21st century EU member states’ foreign policy (because the EU’s foreign policy tends to be pretty limited, though no less despicable). With that in mind, here’s your answer:
Well for the most part whatever America is doing, which means backing American escapades in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Libya (though this one was more of a mutual collaboration), Yemen, etc off the top of my head. European countries also seem to generally have no problem with selling weapons and providing aid to brutal Middle Eastern dictators, leading to European weaponry reaching RSF hands. If you specifically want EU stuff, you have fishing in West Africa and of course the EU has a trade agreement with Israel.
NoneOfYour is probably talking about the humanitarian aid spent on war torn dictatorial countries like paying for healthcare, food, education. Often caused by US Russian proxy wars.
Or about France and UK aiding the US in their war in Irak, Or of Palestine by arguably more EU countries backing although, often innocently advertised, defence only.
you think THAT’S the only reason americans are nazis? yeah ok buddy.
That’s the reason you gave, at least. If you have something better (hopefully something that actually engages with the meaning of the word “Nazi”) I’m all ears.
well gee lets see public executions, rounding up people via a gestapo, killing innocent protestors, threatening other nations soveringty, and that’s just off the top of my head.
Oh the Trump regime and its supporters are definitely fascist, but as for everyone else in America not stopping fascism doesn’t make one fascist; it makes one complicit (which I do agree a majority of non-fascist Americans are).
lol
Americans have always been like this.
yeah I know they have i’m just sick of it. and it’s always the same song and dance “DC is a long drive from where I am” or “I have to work” etc, etc, etc.
They’ll allow themselves to become Nazi’s because it’s an inconvenience for them otherwise.
Just laugh at them when they pretend otherwise and try to live a good life regardless.
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