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Trump eases Russian oil sanctions as Iran war sends prices spiking
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realcaseyrollins narwhal.city realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city
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The move was met Friday with dismay in Europe, where officials and experts feared it would aid the Russian war machine in Ukraine. The Kremlin pressed Washington to go further.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/trump-eases-russian-oil-sanctions-iran-war-prices-ukraine-europe-rcna263310

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Archangel1313 lemmy.ca Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-03
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Putin is obviously playing 5-D chess here, while Trump is still trying to figure out checkers.

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realcaseyrollins Moderator realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city
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Putin is obviously playing 5-D chess here, while Trump is still trying to figure out checkers.

I don't know about that. I've seen no indication that Putin instigated tensions between Iran and the West.

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Archangel1313 lemmy.ca Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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I don't know about that. I've seen no indication that Putin instigated tensions between Iran and the West.

He didn't have to. He just needed to put Trump in charge of the US.

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realcaseyrollins Moderator realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city
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He didn't have to. He just needed to put Trump in charge of the US.

Oh boy what a take.

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Archangel1313 lemmy.ca Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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Oh boy what a take.

Are you serious? Which part doesn't make sense to you? The part where Trump is predictably escalating things with Iran...or the part where Putin helped put him in office in the first place?

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