So let me get this straight. For the past three years, the US has been telling the world that buying Russian oil helps fund Putin's war in Ukraine. It imposed sanctions, pushed price caps and pressured other countries to stop buying Russian energy. The message was simple: don't give Russia money that can be used to keep the war going. And now, apparently, that's no longer the message. Trump has announced a deal to buy Russian diesel. More than 300,000 metric tonnes to begin with, followed by another 500,000 in November and a further million tonnes after that. The US Treasury has also issued a temporary waiver allowing Russian diesel imports until April 7. I read that and honestly wondered if I'd missed something. Because how do you spend three years telling the world that buying Russian fuel is helping finance a war, only to turn around and buy it yourself? And the timing makes it even harder to understand. Just last month, Trump signed a sweeping sanctions law target...
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