US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets in an effort to cut fuel prices before November's midterm…

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to US and global markets in an effort to cut fuel prices before November’s midterm elections. The move marks a stunning change of policy after the US and its allies hit Russia with waves of sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

  • tardigradeEnglish
    3·
    19 hours ago

    I know, but this won’t help imo. The price effect will be in a range so low that it is not measurable.

    • BenVimes@lemmy.caEnglish
      71·
      17 hours ago

      It won’t help prices, but it doesn’t have to. It will generate taking points and sound bites, and as we’ve all seen, that’s all a frightening number of Americans seem to need to be convinced to vote for a con man.

      But who knows? Maybe the kayfabe is finally broken?