УНН Economy ✎ Two of the three tankers carrying 140,000 tonnes of Russian diesel are no longer heading to the United States. The reasons for the
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It was all just a stunt for the election anyway. Now that it’s over, they don’t need it anymore and Trump can stop pretending he gives a shit about the fuel prices again.
Russia badly wanted to sell that oil. Local governors where already making noise that buyers were in for legal trouble and last night’s results put the final nail in the coffin.
That was the weirdest thing about that deal: Russia is forced to import diesel because Ukraine has taken so much of the refinery capacity offline.
So Putin would be sending diesel to America and make that up by importing more? Clearly, this was a PR operation aimed at making it seem Trump was doing something about diesel prices, and that it was Ukraine’s fault that they were so high.
It’s not funneling money to Putin. It was a purely political move. Diesel markets are fungible and efficient. Russia has been forced to import diesel from Belarus, South Korea, and others to ensure their reserves are healthy
Them selling diesel to the US is basically just shifting purchases around. Russia doesn’t make money in any real terms for it. It was simply a hail mary play from Trump to convince voters that he’s doing everything possible to keep fuel prices down
It was all just a stunt for the election anyway. Now that it’s over, they don’t need it anymore and Trump can stop pretending he gives a shit about the fuel prices again.
My first thought: that’s ridiculous…
But then I recall the vile man has done lots of ridiculous stunts.
Russia badly wanted to sell that oil. Local governors where already making noise that buyers were in for legal trouble and last night’s results put the final nail in the coffin.
Russia has too little Diesel for its own economy. Or what’s left of that.
That was the weirdest thing about that deal: Russia is forced to import diesel because Ukraine has taken so much of the refinery capacity offline.
So Putin would be sending diesel to America and make that up by importing more? Clearly, this was a PR operation aimed at making it seem Trump was doing something about diesel prices, and that it was Ukraine’s fault that they were so high.
Everything for Agent Krasnov. Not that hes in the shitter the resources are diverted to more pressing matters.
Russia had an export ban on diesel. What is your reasoning for believing Russia “badly wanted to sell” it?
It’s a critical resource for their invasion of Ukraine. It is in short supply globally, as well as within Russia. Why would they want to sell it?
It’s not like importing a couple days’ worth of fuel was gonna change prices anyway. It was just a way to funnel money to daddy putin.
It’s not funneling money to Putin. It was a purely political move. Diesel markets are fungible and efficient. Russia has been forced to import diesel from Belarus, South Korea, and others to ensure their reserves are healthy
Them selling diesel to the US is basically just shifting purchases around. Russia doesn’t make money in any real terms for it. It was simply a hail mary play from Trump to convince voters that he’s doing everything possible to keep fuel prices down
Not even a couple of days, just 18 hours according to the Guardian.