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’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’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.