Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin

OK THIS IS THE LAST ONE I SWEAR. FIRST DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED A DEAL TO IMPORT RUSSIAN DIESEL INTO THE US, AND THEN THE US TREASURY SUPPOSEDLY SUSPENDED SANCTIONS ON THESE SPECIFIC EXPORTS UNTIL APRIL. TRUMP SAYS PUTIN AGREED TO SHIP 300,000 TONNES IMMEDIATELY, WITH MORE COMING LATER, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT ZELENSKY IS OUT HERE CALLING IT A DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE WAR. THE WHOLE THING HINGES ON WHETHER RUSSIAN REFINERIES CAN ACTUALLY HANDLE THE OUTPUT AFTER UKRAINIAN ATTACKS, BUT PUTIN SAYS HE IS TOTALLY WILLING TO SUPPLY THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE ANYWAY. IT IS ALL EXTREMELY COMPLICATED FISCAL POLICY THAT I AM PROBABLY NOT QUALIFIED TO EXPLAIN WHILE FEELING THIS SICK BUT IT IS A MASSIVE SHIFT IN ENERGY SANCTIONS. ANYWAY SOMEBODY HAS TO ANSWER FOR THAT.

THIS IS GOING TO SOUND FAKE BUT THE US IS APPARENTLY SUSPENDING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN DIESEL UNTIL APRIL 7TH AS PART OF A HUGE NEW DEAL TRUMP ANNOUNCED. WE ARE TALKING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONNES HITTING THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE IMMEDIATELY, WITH MILLIONS MORE PROMISED LATER, ALTHOUGH IT DEPENDS ON IF RUSSIA’S REFINERIES ARE EVEN WORKING AFTER THOSE ATTACKS. ZELENSKY IS FURIOUS, TELLING EVERYONE THIS IS JUST FUNDING THE WAR EFFORT WE ARE TRYING TO END, NOT PROLONG. MEANWHILE THE TREASURY IS KEEPING OTHER RUSSIAN ASSETS IN US BANKS FROZEN, SO IT IS LIKE A VERY SPECIFIC ECONOMIC MANEUVER THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LOWER PRICES BUT MIGHT JUST UPSET EVERY DIPLOMATIC BALANCE WE HAVE. I AM TRYING TO LOOK AT THE ASSET FLOW LOGIC BUT MY BRAIN IS JUST POUNDING. ANYWAY I NEED A CIGARETTE AND I DO NOT SMOKE.

Donald Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel into the US, prompting the Treasury to suspend related sanctions until April, a move President Zelensky has condemned as funding the war.

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