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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Putin gets to sell a whole bunch of diesel and make money. Trump gets to lower prices for the midterms. Those are the two parties that matter here.
Putin has no diesel to sell and even forbid exports of it. It’s just smoke and mirrors, but opens a door to blame Ukraine.