Who benefits from Donald Trump's about-face on oil sanctions against Russia?
DECRYPTION - By authorizing the resumption of exports of Russian diesel and suspending customs duties which threatened Moscow's main buyers, the American president is granting them a welcome respite. Not sure, however,…
“Traitor”, “enemy of the United States”… The reactions of kyiv and its allies have been pouring out since Donald Trump’s about-face. On October 9, the American president reached an agreement with Moscow to put Russian diesel back on the market, until now under sanctions. A first tanker was heading to New York last Friday.
A week later, on October 16, Washington suspended most of the Graham Act, passed in September by Congress to curb the Kremlin's war machine. It included a 500% surcharge on Russian goods and tariffs of up to 100% on products from the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas. Trump needs to lower diesel prices just days before the crucial midterm elections, while his approval rating is at half mast.
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