The Aporia
The Aporia
15 articles about 15 events for “Russia Us Sanctions Deal” from New York Post.
“Ukraine and Russia are due to hold peace talks after the US midterm elections, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Wednesday.”
“Any talk of Western negotiations with Putin is declared proof of appeasement or collaboration, even though the Obama Left gave us the “Russian reset” of 2009 as what it claimed was the only sensible way to deal with the prior Russian invasion of Georgia.”
“The first shipment of Russian diesel bound for the US, as part of a deal brokered with Moscow by President Trump, is aboard a tanker bound for New York, according to ship-tracking data.”
“The president has groused that the destruction of Russian oil refineries by Ukrainian drones has tanked global energy markets, prompting him to announce a deal with Putin on Oct. 9 to waive sanctions and buy up some portion of those exports.”
“The Issue: President Trump pausing sanctions against Russia and purchasing a large amount of its diesel.”
“The goal is to get a peace deal that will favor the Kremlin, but also for Russia, China and the US to establish spheres of influence around the world, a former Moscow intelligence officer with knowledge of the talks told the Journal.”
“Zelenskyy is grappling with recent Washington moves benefiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, including waiving U.S. sanctions on Moscow and signing a deal to import diesel from Moscow.”
“The US has been trying to mediate a peace deal to bring the Ukraine war to an end and Trump has since clinched a diesel import deal with Russia and waived some sanctions on Moscow, which he said should keep the Kremlin at the negotiating table.”
“Trump’s diesel deal with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin came as he grapples with midterm headaches due to high prices of the fuel that is heavily used by farmers.”
“The waiver follows a deal Trump struck with Russia last week that permitted the country to sell diesel products to the US and the global market amid fuel shortages, drawing further criticism from lawmakers across the aisle.”
“Facing political pressure over rising diesel costs heading into the midterm elections, Trump had announced a deal earlier this month to ease up some sanctions on Russian diesel.”
“Yet that’s exactly what President Trump is doing by shelving the sanctions against Russia pushed by Lindsey Graham, and passed in his honor after his death.”
“Ronald Frank West Orange, NJ The Issue: President Trump suspending US sanctions on Russian diesel exports to combat rising gas costs.”
“But President Donald Trump’s diesel deal — under which Moscow would supply up to 5 million metric tons of diesel to US and global markets in exchange for eased US sanctions on Russian fuel — risks turning repetition into routine.”
“Last Friday, Trump announced that he was waiving US sanctions on Russian diesel in a bid to lower prices that had nearly doubled over the past year, driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and his own war with Iran.”