2026-10-10 14:33 UTC
#Trump buying diesel from #Putin might seem like a win for Putin in the short term. But with many of Russia's refineries taken out by the war, where does that leave Putin? Russia has actually been importing oil products, which is unheard of. It's not sustainable to keep exporting diesel to the US when there are already shortages of diesel and regular gasoline in Russia. Sure, Putin needs cash, but like MAGA, Russians who supported him are already angry about gas prices.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-strikes-deal-with-putin-for-russian-diesel-in-sharp-reversal-of-u-s-policy-ahead-of-midterms
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@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social 2026-10-10 14:36
Also, I don't see this bailing Trump out. Even if it causes diesel prices to drop in time for the election, which I doubt, everything else is still expensive AF for working people in the US. And now he's publicly doing a deal with the devil. When I talk to soft MAGAs or former MAGAs, one of the issues we agree on most is that Putin sucks. The affordability issue is also causing the scales to fall from a lot more MAGA eyes. It's a Catch-22 for both dictators and I love that for them! 🥰
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@riggbeck@mastodon.social 2026-10-10 15:06
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social It's a sanction-buster. If they can do it for diesel, why not other things? The thin end of the wedge.