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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  • 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.