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dutch777

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8. Trump could get a huge popularity boost if he totally sanctioned Russia oil exports. Given his narcissism...
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:48 AM
Jun 26

amazing that he has not latched on to the idea. If the US and the EU agreed to eliminate the oil price limit on Russia exporting oil and simply said no oil exports, then started intercepting the ghost fleet in international waters that has been transporting a significant amount of oil, Putin would be in even more dire economic straits at home. Yes, they do export 25% of their oil by pipeline, which could not readily be interdicted short of military action, but that would still be a huge hit to Putin. Maybe it IS the "pee pee" tapes that Putin has over Trump but otherwise Trump's reluctance to do more for Ukraine seems odd to the degree that it would boost his image to many.

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